[Xray Phase Contrast : Principles, potential and advances in clinical translation]. / Röntgen-Phasenkontrast : Grundlagen, Potenzial und Fortschritte in der klinischen Translation.
Radiologe
; 58(3): 218-225, 2018 Mar.
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More than 100 years ago Max von Laue in Munich discovered that Xrays can be interpreted not only as Xray quanta in a particle picture, but also show a wave character. This property has been used for a long time in basic research (e.g. in crystallography for determining the structure of proteins), but so far has had no application in medical imaging. In the last 10 years, however, very impressive technological progress could be made in preclinical research, which also makes the utilization of the wave character of Xray light possible for medical imaging. These novel radiography procedures, so-called phase-contrast and dark-field imaging, have a great potential for a pronounced improvement in Xray imaging and therefore, also the diagnosis of important diseases. This article describes the basic principles of these novel procedures, summarizes the preclinical research results already achieved exemplified by various organs and shows the potential for future clinical utilization in radiography and computed tomography.
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