… x-ray phase-contrast breast imaging techniques and … phase shift of x-rays into intensity
variations in the output image. We summarize the implication of each technique in breast imaging …

… and results obtained by the application of various phase-contrast imaging techniques for
breast imaging are reported. The first phase-contrast mammography clinical trials project is also …

… of PCI methods is soft-tissue imaging, where the absorption contrast is inherently weak. It is
… of malignant human breast tumor are enhanced in PCI images. Owing to the strong contrast, …

… used to perform a number of important feasibility studies of phase-contrast breast imaging. …
tomography at high energy: a feasibility study of phase contrast imaging on a whole breast. …

… images and show the potential of this platform for research in phase contrast x-ray imaging
of the breast. … for phase contrast images of complex inhomogeneous and anthropomorphic …

… can potentially revolutionize the radiologic approach to breast imaging, because they are
intrinsically capable of detecting subtle differences in the electron density of a material and of …

… has the potential to dramatically improve soft tissue contrast sensitivity, … breast imaging. In
this context, a program devoted to perform in vivo phase-contrast synchrotron radiation breast …

… that 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. …

… Subsequently, being able to retrieve the phase shift of the X-ray beam shows a large
potential for improving the quality of breast images. There are several phase-contrast imaging …

… phase-contrast images of breast tissues monotonically increase with the strength of phase
contrast … The outcomes of this study serve to define the practical imaging conditions and the …