Apparatus and method for generating tomography image

An apparatus for generating a tomography image, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor operable to read and operate according to instructions within a computer program;
• and
• at least one memory operable to store at least portions of the computer program for access by the at least one processor;
• wherein the computer program includes algorithms to cause the at least one processor to implement:
• an image generator configured to, in response to a depth scan operation performed on an object, generate a candidate tomography image by using an interference signal acquired by the performed depth scan operation;
• and
• a pattern determiner configured to determine a pixel pattern by using the generated candidate tomography image, and
• wherein,
• when the depth scan operation is repeated on the object, the pattern determiner determines a final pixel pattern corresponding to a candidate tomography image that is selected based on comparison among pixels of generated candidate tomography images, and the image generator generates a final tomography image of the object by using the final pixel pattern, and
• during the depth scan operation being repeatedly performed, an operation of generating the candidate tomography image and an operation of determining the pixel pattern are parallel processed.

A method of generating a tomography image, the method comprising:

• generating, in a first period, a first candidate tomography image by using an interference signal acquired by a first depth scan operation performed on an object;
• determining, in the first period, a pixel pattern by using the generated first candidate tomography image;
• generating, in a second period, a second candidate tomography image by using an interference signal acquired by a second depth scan operation performed on the object;
• updating the determined pixel pattern based on a pixel pattern corresponding to a candidate tomography image that is selected based on comparison among pixels of the first and second candidate tomography images;
• and
• generating a final tomography image of the object by using the updated determined pixel pattern.