Incomplete data problems in x-ray computerized tomography

Summary The reconstruction of an object from its x-ray scans is achieved by the inverse Radon transform of the measured data. For fast algorithms and stable inversion the directions of the x rays have to be equally distributed. In the present paper we study the intrinsic problems arising when the directions are restricted to a limited range by computing the singular value decomposition of the Radon transform for the limited angle problem. Stability considerations show that parts of the spectrum cannot be reconstructed and the irrecoverable functions are characterized.     

Valuations on Manifolds and Integral Geometry

We construct new operations of pull-back and push-forward on valuations on manifolds with respect to submersions and immersions. A general Radon-type transform on valuations is introduced using these operations and the product on valuations. It is shown that the classical Radon transform on smooth functions, and the well-known Radon transform on constructible functions, with respect to the Euler characteristic, are special cases of this new Radon transform. An inversion formula for the Radon transform on valuations has been proven in a specific case of real projective spaces. Relations of these operations to yet another classical type of integral geometry, Crofton and kinematic formulas, are indicated.     

The Generalized Radon Transform on the Plane, the Inverse Transform, and the Cavalieri Conditions

In the two-dimensional case, the generalized Radon transform takes each function supported in a disk to the values of the integrals of that function over a family of curves. We assume that the curves differ only slightly from straight lines and the network formed by these curves has the same topological structure as the network of straight lines. Thus, the generalized Radon transform specifies a function on the set of straight lines. Under these conditions, we obtain a solution of the inversion problem for the generalized Radon transform and indicate a Cavalieri condition describing the range of this transform in the space of functions on the set of straight lines.     

Singularities of the radon transform of a class of piecewise smooth functions in <Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>

A class of piecewise smooth functions in R2 is considered.The propagation law of the Radon transform of the function is derived.The singularities inversion formula of the Radon transform is derived from the propagation law.The examples of singularities and singularities inversion of the Radon transform are given.     

On topological Radon transformations

We construct a functor, which we call the topological Radon transform, from a category of complex algebraic varieties with morphisms given by divergent diagrams, to constructible functions. The topological Radon transform is thus the composition of a pull-back and a push-forward of constructible functions. We show that the Chern-Schwartz-MacPherson transformation makes the topological Radon transform of constructible functions compatible with a certain homological Verdier-Radon transform. We use this set-up to prove, given a projective variety X, a formula for the Chern-Mather class of the dual variety in terms of that of X.     

A new proof of the support theorem and the range characterization for the Radon transform

The aim of this note is to give a new and elementary proof of the support theorem for the Radon transform, which is based only on the projection theorem and the Paley-Wiener theorem for the Fourier transform. The idea is to solve a certain system of linear equations in order to determine the coefficients of a homogeneous polynomial (interpolation problem). By the same method, we get a short proof of the range characterization for Radon transforms of functions supported in a ball.     

Extensions of some fixed point theorems of Rhoades

The classical Radon transform, R, maps an integrable function in Rⁿ to its integrals over all n ? 1 dimensional hyperplanes, and the exterior Radon transform is the transform R restricted to hyperplanes that do not intersect a given disc. A singular value decomposition for the exterior transform is given for spaces of square integrable functions on the exterior of the disc. This decomposition in orthogonal functions explicitly produces the null space and range of the exterior transform and gives a new method for inverting the transform modulo the null space. A modification of this method is given that will exactly invert functions of compact support. These results generalize theorems of R. M. Perry and the author. A singular value decomposition for the Radon transform that integrates over spheres in Rⁿ containing the origin is also given. This follows from the singular value decomposition for R and yields the null space and a new inversion method for this transform.     

Biorthogonal decompositions of the Radon transform by multivariate interpolation

The concept of biorthogonal and singular value decompositions is a valuable tool in the examination of ill-posed inverse problems such as the inversion of the Radon transform. By application of the theory of multivariate interpolation, e. g. the set of Lagrange polynomials with respect to the space of homogeneous spherical polynomials, we determine new biorthogonal decompositions of the Radon transform. We consider the case of functions with support in the unit ball and the case of functions with support ?^r. In both cases we assume that the functions are square integrable with respect to some weight functions. In the important special case of square integrable functions with respect to the unit ball the structure of the biorthogonal decompositions is easier in comparison with the known singular and biorthogonal decompositions. Especially the calculation of the unknown expansion coefficients can be done by using arbitrary fundamental systems (μ-resolving data set in terms of tomography with a minimum number of nodes) and simplifies essentially. The decompositions are based on a system of zonal (ridge) Gegenbauer (ultraspherical) polynomials which are used in the theory of the Radon transform and in the field of numerical algorithms for the inversion of the transform.     

Kernel-based methods for inversion of the Radon transform on SO(3) and their applications to texture analysis

Texture analysis is used here as short term for analysis of crystallographic preferred orientation. Its major mathematical objective is the determination of a reasonable orientation probability density function and corresponding crystallographic axes probability density functions from experimentally accessible diffracted radiation intensity data. Since the spherical axes probability density function is modelled by the one-dimensional Radon transform for SO(3), the problem is its numerical inversion. To this end, the Radon transform is characterized as an isometry between appropriate Sobolev spaces. The mathematical foundations as well as first numerical results with zonal basis functions are presented.     

On the Szegő–Radon projection of monogenic functions

We define a version of the Radon transform for monogenic functions which is based on Szegő kernels. The corresponding Szegő–Radon projection is abstractly defined as the orthogonal projection of a Hilbert module of left monogenic functions onto a suitable closed submodule of functions depending only on two variables. We also establish the inversion formula based on the dual transform.     

Injectivity of rotation invariant windowed Radon transforms

We consider rotation invariant windowed Radon transforms that integrate a function over hyperplanes by using a radial weight (called window). T. Quinto proved their injectivity for square integrable functions of compact support. This cannot be extended in general. Actually, when the Laplace transform of the window has a zero with positive real part δ, the windowed Radon transform is not injective on functions with a Gaussian decay at infinity, depending on δ. Nevertheless, we give conditions on the window that imply injectivity of the windowed Radon transform on functions with a more rapid decay than any Gaussian function.     

Fourier Reconstruction of Functions from their Nonstandard Sampled Radon Transform

In this article, we suggest a new Fourier transform based algorithm for the reconstruction of functions from their nonstandard sampled Radon transform. The algorithm incorporates recently developed fast Fourier transforms for nonequispaced data. We estimate the corresponding aliasing error in dependence on the sampling geometry of the Radon transform and confirm our theoretical results by numerical examples.     

Radon变换和衰减Radon变换的分析研究

衰减Radon变换出现在单光子放射型计算机层析成像中。本文首先回顾和研究了Radon变换和衰减Radon变换及其反演的有关结论，进而提出了Tretiak-Metz结果的一种新证明方法，对于一般对象，本文用变换方法非滤子背投影法导出了衰减Radon变换的反演公式。     

The Radon–Kipriyanov transform of the generalized spherical mean of a function

A formula relating the Radon transform of functions of spherical symmetries to the Radon–Kipriyanov transform K_γ for a naturalmulti-index γ is given. For an arbitrary multi-index γ, formulas for the representation of the K_γ-transform of a radial function as fractional integrals of Erdelyi–Kober integral type and of Riemann–Liouville integral type are proved. The corresponding inversion formulas are obtained. These results are used to study the inversion of the Radon–Kipriyanov transform of the generalized (generated by a generalized shift) spherical mean values of functions that belong to a weighted Lebesgue space and are even with respect to each of the weight variables.     

Inversion of the Kipriyanov–Radon transform via fractional derivatives in a one-dimensional parameter

This paper considers the Kipriyanov–Radon transform constructed as a special Radon transform adopted for dealing with singular Bessel differential operators of the corresponding indices acting on a part of the variables. The authors obtain inversion formulas generalizing the classical formulas for the Radon transform of axially-symmetric functions and relating to the integro-differentiation of fractional order in a one-dimensional parameter. Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 54, Suzdal Conference–2006, Part 2, 2008.     

A singular value decomposition for the radon transform in n-dimensional euclidean space

We construct the singular value decomposition of the Radon transform when the Radon transform is restricted to functions which are either square integrable on the unit disc in IR ⁿ with respect to one of the weights (1-r ²)^n/2-λ: or square integrable on IR ⁿ with respect to exp(r ²). An application to calculating mollifiers for approximate inversion of the sampled Radon transform is discussed.     

A one‐dimensional Radon transform on SO(3) and its application to texture goniometry

We consider a one‐dimensional Radon transform on the group SO (3), which is motivated by texture goniometry. In particular, we will derive several inversion formulae and compare them with the inversion of the one‐dimensional spherical Radon transform on ??³ for even functions. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On an αth-order fractional Radon transform and a wave type of equation

The Fourier slice theorem holds for the classical Radon transform. In this paper, we consider a fractional Radon transform for which a sort of Fourier slice theorem also holds, and then present an inversion formula. The fractional Radon transform is shown to be characterized by the multi-dimensional case of a wave type of equation in analogy to the classical Radon transform.