PHASE-CONTRAST X-RAY COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY FOR OBSERVING BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

被引:130
作者
MOMOSE, A [1 ]
TAKEDA, T [1 ]
ITAI, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TSUKUBA, INST CLIN MED, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI 305, JAPAN
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10.1063/1.1145931
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A novel three-dimensional x-ray imaging method has been developed by combining a phase-contrast x-ray imaging technique with x-ray computed tomography. This phase-contrast x-ray computed tomography (PCX-CT) provides sectional images of organic specimens that would produce absorption-contrast x-ray CT images with little contrast. Comparing PCX-CT images of rat cerebellum and cancerous rabbit liver specimens with corresponding absorption-contrast CT images shows that PCX-CT is much more sensitive to the internal structure of organic specimens. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:1434 / 1436
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