Phase-contrast x-ray computed tomography for biological imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3149, Issue , 1997, Pages 120-129

  Momose, Atsushi ^a   Takeda, Tohoru ^b   Itai, Yuji ^b  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Interferometer; Mammography; Phase contrast; Tomography; X rays

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; MOIRE FRINGES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SCANNING; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

BIOLOGICAL IMAGING; CANCER; IN-VIVO; INTERFERENCE FRINGES; INTERFEROMETER; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHASE CONTRAST; SAMPLE SIZES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION (SR); THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRUCTURING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 21844446194     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.279352     Document Type: Conference Paper

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