Physics-informed 4D X-ray image reconstruction from ultra-sparse spatiotemporal data

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Main Authors: Yao, Zisheng, Zhang, Yuhe, Hu, Zhe, Klöfkorn, Robert, Ritschel, Tobias, Villanueva-Perez, Pablo
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author Yao, Zisheng
Zhang, Yuhe
Hu, Zhe
Klöfkorn, Robert
Ritschel, Tobias
Villanueva-Perez, Pablo
author_facet Yao, Zisheng
Zhang, Yuhe
Hu, Zhe
Klöfkorn, Robert
Ritschel, Tobias
Villanueva-Perez, Pablo
contents The unprecedented X-ray flux density provided by modern X-ray sources offers new spatiotemporal possibilities for X-ray imaging of fast dynamic processes. Approaches to exploit such possibilities often result in either i) a limited number of projections or spatial information due to limited scanning speed, as in time-resolved tomography, or ii) a limited number of time points, as in stroboscopic imaging, making the reconstruction problem ill-posed and unlikely to be solved by classical reconstruction approaches. 4D reconstruction from such data requires sample priors, which can be included via deep learning (DL). State-of-the-art 4D reconstruction methods for X-ray imaging combine the power of AI and the physics of X-ray propagation to tackle the challenge of sparse views. However, most approaches do not constrain the physics of the studied process, i.e., a full physical model. Here we present 4D physics-informed optimized neural implicit X-ray imaging (4D-PIONIX), a novel physics-informed 4D X-ray image reconstruction method combining the full physical model and a state-of-the-art DL-based reconstruction method for 4D X-ray imaging from sparse views. We demonstrate and evaluate the potential of our approach by retrieving 4D information from ultra-sparse spatiotemporal acquisitions of simulated binary droplet collisions, a relevant fluid dynamic process. We envision that this work will open new spatiotemporal possibilities for various 4D X-ray imaging modalities, such as time-resolved X-ray tomography and more novel sparse acquisition approaches like X-ray multi-projection imaging, which will pave the way for investigations of various rapid 4D dynamics, such as fluid dynamics and composite testing.
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spellingShingle Physics-informed 4D X-ray image reconstruction from ultra-sparse spatiotemporal data
Yao, Zisheng
Zhang, Yuhe
Hu, Zhe
Klöfkorn, Robert
Ritschel, Tobias
Villanueva-Perez, Pablo
Image and Video Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
The unprecedented X-ray flux density provided by modern X-ray sources offers new spatiotemporal possibilities for X-ray imaging of fast dynamic processes. Approaches to exploit such possibilities often result in either i) a limited number of projections or spatial information due to limited scanning speed, as in time-resolved tomography, or ii) a limited number of time points, as in stroboscopic imaging, making the reconstruction problem ill-posed and unlikely to be solved by classical reconstruction approaches. 4D reconstruction from such data requires sample priors, which can be included via deep learning (DL). State-of-the-art 4D reconstruction methods for X-ray imaging combine the power of AI and the physics of X-ray propagation to tackle the challenge of sparse views. However, most approaches do not constrain the physics of the studied process, i.e., a full physical model. Here we present 4D physics-informed optimized neural implicit X-ray imaging (4D-PIONIX), a novel physics-informed 4D X-ray image reconstruction method combining the full physical model and a state-of-the-art DL-based reconstruction method for 4D X-ray imaging from sparse views. We demonstrate and evaluate the potential of our approach by retrieving 4D information from ultra-sparse spatiotemporal acquisitions of simulated binary droplet collisions, a relevant fluid dynamic process. We envision that this work will open new spatiotemporal possibilities for various 4D X-ray imaging modalities, such as time-resolved X-ray tomography and more novel sparse acquisition approaches like X-ray multi-projection imaging, which will pave the way for investigations of various rapid 4D dynamics, such as fluid dynamics and composite testing.
title Physics-informed 4D X-ray image reconstruction from ultra-sparse spatiotemporal data
topic Image and Video Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03469