… In our study, we focused on the image-quality comparison … diagnostic improvement owing to
phase contrast. Preliminary results … of the phase contrast from the others to the image quality. …

… is obtained by introducing phase-contrast imaging. As recently demonstrated, phase-contrast
imaging is characterized by its extraordinary image quality, greatly enhanced contrast, and …

… the image quality of a grating-based X-ray differential phase contrast imaging (XPCI) system…
Methods: In this work, a novel deep CNN based phase signal extraction and image noise …

… We define the modulation transfer to include both the effects of image blur and phase contrast.
Both for 2D and 3D, MTF can be written as: (14) MTF ( u ) = MTF blur ( u ) ⋅ MTF phase ( u …

… is characteristic of in-line phase contrast. Visibility of the fringes … characterize the quality of
a phase-contrast image the … /1+B/A 2 for phase contrast or 1/1+B/A 2 for amplitude contrast by …

… We evaluated the tradeoff between image quality and harm to the animal by determining the
impact of targeted synchrotron x-rays on insect physiology, behavior and survival. Using 25 …

… the case with the PB phase contrast above, (1) here we have a mixture of both PB and AB
phase contrasts; (2) the AB contrast is not as localized near the edges as the PB contrast; (3) …

… breast CT data sets, down to levels approaching those of current clinical dual-view
mammography without loss of phase-contrast image quality. Furthermore, detailed theoretical …

… sensitivity and tremendously reducing radiation dose to the sample, phase contrast imaging
… Among all phase contrast imaging techniques, x-ray in-line phase contrast imaging [5] is the …

… phase contrast and dark-field signals increase the sharpness and delineation of lesions within
breast tissue and may lead to a generally increased quality of radiological images… images …