Daybook Analysis – Version 1.10.0 – October 2023
The lateral resolution is the minimum separation between two adjacent objects that an imaging system can clearly measure.
There are different ways to measure the lateral resolution. The method used in this analysis relies on the contrast transfer function, i.e. the measured contrast versus the measured distance between gradually spaced lines.
The “lateral resolution” analysis provides simultaneous measurements of the minimal resolvable distance between lines close to each other, for a given contrast value, with an associated signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) value in the image.
The “lateral resolution” analysis is associated with the “gradually spaces lines” patterns (Pattern family E - see Figure 1).
Figure 1: The 4 “gradually spaced lines” patterns (vertical, horizontal, ascending and descending lines), fulfilling the acquisition recommendations.