TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of X-ray dark-field imaging in visualization of nearly clinical articular cartilage
AU - Shimao, D.
AU - Sugiyama, H.
AU - Hyodo, K.
AU - Kunisada, T.
AU - Ando, M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The experiment was performed under approval by KEK-PF-PAC (2004PF08, 2004PF09 and 2003G045). Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research (♯15654042) from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture is highly appreciated.
PY - 2005/8/11
Y1 - 2005/8/11
N2 - Angular dependence of visibility at articular cartilage of an intact human finger and knee by X-ray dark-field imaging (DFI) and bright-field imaging (BFI) was tested. These specimens were fixed by formalin. Good contrast of the articular cartilage has been obtained, as a preliminary result, not only by DFI but also by pseudo-DFI and BFI around the just Bragg angle of the angular analyzing crystal. This may indicate that it is useful for clinical purpose to use both DFI and BFI not only at just Bragg angle but also around it.
AB - Angular dependence of visibility at articular cartilage of an intact human finger and knee by X-ray dark-field imaging (DFI) and bright-field imaging (BFI) was tested. These specimens were fixed by formalin. Good contrast of the articular cartilage has been obtained, as a preliminary result, not only by DFI but also by pseudo-DFI and BFI around the just Bragg angle of the angular analyzing crystal. This may indicate that it is useful for clinical purpose to use both DFI and BFI not only at just Bragg angle but also around it.
KW - Articular cartilage
KW - Synchrotron radiation
KW - X-ray dark field imaging
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.079
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.079
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:23144440320
VL - 548
SP - 129
EP - 134
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
IS - 1-2
T2 - Proceedings of the 4th International Worhshop on Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation MASR 2004
Y2 - 23 September 2005 through 25 September 2005
ER -