Contrast improvement with diffraction enhanced imaging for scattering materials

Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 133-136

  Arfelli, F ^a   Menk, R H ^b   Besch, H J ^c   Rigon, L ^a   Plothow Besch, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

ABSORBING STRUCTURE; ANALYZER CRYSTALS; CONTRAST IMPROVEMENTS; CONVENTIONAL ABSORPTION; DIFFRACTION-ENHANCED IMAGING; PHASE SENSITIVE IMAGING; SCATTERING MATERIALS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0041961635     PISSN: 19457928     EISSN: 19458452     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISBI.2002.1029211     Document Type: Conference Paper

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