High Resolution
High SNR
Transfer Function
(MTF)
Image
& Temporal Noise
Conversion
The flow of a typical PICASSO simulation with corresponding images. Such a flowchart is often called an "imaging chain." Because PICASSO is a modular code, it is possible to omit or reorder the steps, the only constraint being to maintain an imaging chain that is physically reasonable.
| Input Image High Resolution High SNR |
| Apply Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) |
| Resample Image |
| Add Fixed Pattern & Temporal Noise |
| Analog-to-digital Conversion |