Phase contrast imaging of breast tumours with synchrotron radiation

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1033-1041

  Olivo, A ^a   Rigon, L ^b   Vinnicombe, S J ^c   Cheung, K C ^d   Ibison, M ^e   Speller, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Image enhancement; Phase contrast imaging; Synchrotron radiation; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

BEAM ENERGIES; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; BREAST IMAGING; CHARACTERISATION; DETECTOR RESOLUTIONS; FREE-SPACE PROPAGATION; PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING; PHASE CONTRASTS; PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGES; SAMPLE-TO-DETECTOR DISTANCES; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITIES; TUMOURS; X-RAY IMAGING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION DETECTORS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TUMORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PATHOLOGY; PHANTOM; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TISSUE SECTION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 64049093497     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.075     Document Type: Article

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