An innovative digital imaging set-up allowing a low-dose approach to phase contrast applications in the medical field

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1610-1619

  Olivo, A ^a   Arfelli, F ^a   Cantatore, G ^a   Longo, R ^a   Menk, R H ^b   Pani, S ^a   Prest, M ^a   Poropat, P ^a   Rigon, L ^a   Tromba, G ^b   Vallazza, E ^a   Castelli, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffraction; Digital radiology; Image enhancement; Phase contrast; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIXELS; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

DIFFRACTION IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOLOGY; HIGH SENSITIVITY; IMAGING MODALITY; PHASE CONTRASTS; PHASE PERTURBATION; PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIMULATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0034844803     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1388219     Document Type: Article

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