System and method of producing a computer-generated image of a component part using computed tomography

A system for producing a computer-generated image of a three-dimensional (3D) component part, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory operably coupled to the one or more processors, the memory containing instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:
• receiving scan data of the 3D component part, the scan data comprising a plurality of slices that change direction about a normal vector;
• registering the scan data of the 3D component part;
• transforming the scan data of the 3D component part into set of slices arranged in an x-y plane;
• aligning the set of slices arranged in the x-y plane along an axis in the x-y plane;
• adjusting the set of slices aligned along the axis using a background model for the 3D component part, the scan data, or both;
• applying a directional filter to the set of slices aligned along the axis;
• and
• generating the computer-generated image of the 3D component part using the filtered set of slices aligned along the axis.