Evaluation of two phase contrast techniques: Diffraction enhanced imaging and propagation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5030 I, Issue , 2003, Pages 266-273

  Fiedler, Stefan ^a,c   Pagot, Elodie ^a   Cloetens, Peter ^a   Bravin, Alberto ^a   Baruchel, José ^a   Härtwig, Jürgen ^a   Coan, Paola ^a   Salicru, Bruno ^b   Thomlinson, William ^a,d  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b Clinique du Mail   (France)

^c Canadian Light Source Inc ^*  (France)

^d CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffraction Enhanced Imaging; Mammography; Phase Imaging; Propagation Method; Synchrotron Radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATTENUATION; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; MAMMOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

PHASE IMAGING;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0042377115     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480245     Document Type: Conference Paper

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