Grating-Based X-Ray Phase-Contrast Mammography

This thesis offers an accessible guide to biomedical phase-contrast imaging with over 20 radiographic illustrations. It focuses on research to improve radiography, and particularly mammography applications, by using a novel X-ray imaging modality that exploits the wave-nature of X-rays, rather than...

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Main Author: Scherer, Kai Hermann. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39537-1
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Background
  • Experimental Setup & Methods Development
  • Bi-directional Phase-Contrast Mammography
  • Screening Value of Phase-Contrast Mammography
  • Microcalcification Assessment with Dark-Field Mammography
  • Toward Clinically Compatible Phase-Contrast Mammography
  • Non-invasive Kidney Stone Differentiation Using Dark-Field Radiography
  • Summary & Outlook.