Graph Laplacian tomography from unknown random projections.

Coifman, Ronald R; Shkolnisky, Yoel; Sigworth, Fred J; Singer, Amit · IEEE Trans Image Process · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We introduce a graph Laplacian-based algorithm for the tomographic reconstruction of a planar object from its projections taken at random unknown directions. A Laplace-type operator is constructed on the data set of projections, and the eigenvectors of this operator reveal the projection orientations. The algorithm is shown to successfully reconstruct the Shepp-Logan phantom from its noisy projections. Such a reconstruction algorithm is desirable for the structuring of certain biological proteins using cryo-electron microscopy.

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