Abstract
The planar diffuser light source for a cone-beam optical CT scanner was replaced with a filtered LED and large Fresnel lens. The source was focused on a camera and convergent cone-beam images were acquired. Images are sensitive to mismatches in the refractive index of vessels, samples and matching liquid. For PETE jars and water solutions, a loss of approximately 30% of the projections was demonstrated. Teflon PFA cylinders provided better refractive index matching and more accurate reconstructions. The convergent cone-beam source dramatically increased imaging efficiency by a factor of 1000 and reduced stray light levels by confining illumination to image forming rays.
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