Hard X-ray index of refraction tomography of a whole rabbit knee joint: A feasibility study.
Phys Med
; 32(12): 1785-1789, 2016 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
We report results of the computed tomography reconstruction of the index of refraction in a whole rabbit knee joint examined at the photon energy of 51keV. Refraction based images make it possible to delineate the bone, cartilage, and soft tissues without adjusting the contrast window width and level. Density variations, which are related to tissue composition and are not visible in absorption X-ray images, are detected in the obtained refraction based images. We discuss why refraction-based images provide better detectability of low contrast features than absorption images.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Articulação do Joelho
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Animals
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En
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Phys Med
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2016
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Article