High-resolution visualization of tumours in rabbit lung using refraction contrast X-ray imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages S54-S57

  Sera, T ^a   Uesugi, K ^a   Yagi, N ^a   Umetani, K ^a   Kobatake, M ^b   Imai, S ^b  

^a JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung; Refraction; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REFRACTION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TUMORS; VISUALIZATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION VISUALIZATION; LUNG; MONOCHROMATIC X RAY BEAMS; PROJECTION IMAGE; REFRACTION CONTRASTS; SAMPLE-TO-DETECTOR DISTANCE; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY;

X RAY DETECTORS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; LIGHT REFRACTION; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFRACTION CONTRAST X RAY IMAGING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 56549095506     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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