Abstract
A parallel processor using 60 transputers plus a global processor with broad-cast addressing and hardware random number generation has been designed and constructed. Initial performance tests demonstrate a calculation speed for image reconstruction greater than that of a Convex C240.
This research supported by the National Institutes of Health under grant 2-PO1-CA 23417.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
T. F. Budinger, “Physical attributes of single-photon tomography,” J. Nucl. Med. 21, 579–592 (1980).
R. G. Simpson and H. H. Barrett, “Coded-aperture imaging” in Imaging in Diagnostic Medicine, S. Nudelman, ed., Plenum, New York (1980).
W. E. Smith, H. H. Barrett, and R. G. Paxman, “Reconstruction of objects from coded images by simulated annealing”, Optics Letters 8, 199–201 (1983).
P. J. M. van Laarhoven and E. H. L. Aarts, Simulated Annealing: Theory and Applications, D. Reidel, Dordrecht, Holland (1987).
E. Aarts and J. Korst, Simulated Annealing and Boltzmann Machines, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, Great Britain (1989).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1991 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Shoemaker, R.L., Barrett, H.H., Seacat, R.H. (1991). Trimm: A parallel processor for image reconstruction by simulated annealing. In: Schwefel, HP., Männer, R. (eds) Parallel Problem Solving from Nature. PPSN 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 496. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0029759
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0029759
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-54148-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-70652-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive