Statistical detection of defects in radiographic images in nondestructive testing (Q1603782)

The authors investigate the applicability of statistical techniques for defect detection in radiographic images of welds. The defect detection procedure consists of statistical hypothesis testing using several nonparametric tests. A comparison of rules derived for image thresholding for a given level of false alarm is presented. Circular defects such as cavities and voids are considered as well. Numerical experiments with real data are performed.