Imaging of ligament and articular cartilage due to refraction-contrast using a laue geometry analyzer crystal

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 42, Issue 9 A, 2003, Pages 5874-5875

  Shimao, Daisuke ^a   Mori, Koichi ^a   Sugiyama, Hiroshi ^b   Hyodo, Kazuyuki ^b  

^a IBARAKI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analyzer; Articular cartilage; Human joint; Laue geometry; Ligament; Refraction contrast; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; CRYSTALS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

ABSORPTION CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; LAUE GEOMETRY ANALYZER CRYSTAL; MAMMOGRAPHY FILM; REFRACTION CONTRAST IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0345356907     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.42.5874     Document Type: Article

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