Projection-slice theorem

Projection-slice theorem

In mathematics, the projection-slice theorem in two dimensionsstates that the Fourier transform of the projectionof a two-dimensional function "f"(r) onto a lineis equal to a slice through the origin of the two-dimensional Fourier transform of that function which is parallel to the projection line. In operator terms:

:F_1 P_1=S_1 F_2,

where "F"1 and "F"2 are the 1- and 2-dimensional Fourier transform operators, "P"1 is the projection operator, which projects a2-D function onto a 1-D line, and "S"1 is a slice operator which extracts a1-D central slice from a function. This idea can be extended to higher dimensions.This theorem is used, for example, in the analysis of medical
CAT scans where a "projection" is an x-rayimage of an internal organ. The Fourier transforms of these images areseen to be slices through the Fourier transform of the 3-dimensionaldensity of the internal organ, and these slice can be interpolated to buildup a complete Fourier transform of that density. The inverse Fourier transformis then used to recover the 3-dimensional density of the object.

The projection-slice theorem in "N" dimensions

In "N" dimensions, the projection-slice theorem states that the
Fourier transform of the projection of an "N"-dimensional function"f"(r) onto an m-dimensional linear submanifoldis equal to an m-dimensional slice of the "N"-dimensional Fourier transform of thatfunction consisting of an "m"-dimensional linear submanifold through the origin in the Fourier space which is parallel to the projection submanifold. In operator terms:

:F_mP_m=S_mF_N,

Proof in two dimensions

The projection-slice theorem is easily proven for the case of two dimensions.Without loss of generality, we can take the projection line to be the "x"-axis. If "f"("x", "y") is a two-dimensional function, then the projection of "f"("x") onto the "x" axis is "p"("x") where

:p(x)=int_{-infty}^infty f(x,y),dy

The Fourier transform of f(x,y) is

:F(k_x,k_y)=int_{-infty}^infty int_{-infty}^inftyf(x,y),e^{-2pi i(xk_x+yk_y)},dxdy

The slice is then s(k_x)

:s(k_x)=F(k_x,0)=int_{-infty}^infty int_{-infty}^infty f(x,y),e^{-2pi ixk_x},dxdy:::=int_{-infty}^inftyleft [int_{-infty}^infty f(x,y),dy ight] ,e^{-2pi ixk_x} dx:::=int_{-infty}^infty p(x),e^{-2pi ixk_x} dx

which is just the Fourier transform of "p"("x"). The proof for higher dimensions is easily generalized from the above example.

The FHA cycle

If the two-dimensional function "f"(r) is circularly symmetric, it may be represented as "f"("r") where "r" = |r|. In this case the projection onto any projection linewill be the Abel transform of "f"("r"). The two-dimensional Fourier transformof "f"("r") will be a circularly symmetric function given by the zeroth order Hankel transform of "f"("r"), which will therefore also represent any slice through the origin. The projection-slice theorem then states that the Fourier transform of the projection equals the slice or

:F_1A_1=H,

where "A"1 represents the Abel transform operator, projecting a two-dimensional circularly symmetric function onto a one-dimensional line, "F"1 represents the 1-D Fourier transformoperator, and "H" represents the zeroth order Hankel transform operator.

See also

* Radon Transform

References

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