Quantitative X-ray phase contrast computed tomography with grating interferometry: Biomedical applications of quantitative X-ray grating-based phase contrast …

L Birnbacher, EM Braig, D Pfeiffer, F Pfeiffer… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The ability of biomedical imaging data to be of quantitative nature is getting increasingly
important with the ongoing developments in data science. In contrast to conventional …

Review and experimental verification of x-ray dark-field signal interpretations with respect to quantitative isotropic and anisotropic dark-field computed tomography

J Graetz, A Balles, R Hanke… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Talbot (-Lau) interferometric x-ray and neutron dark-field imaging has, over the past
decade, gained substantial interest for its ability to provide insights into a sample's …

High sensitivity X-ray phase contrast imaging by laboratory grating-based interferometry at high Talbot order geometry

J Vila-Comamala, L Romano, K Jefimovs, H Dejea… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
X-ray phase contrast imaging is a powerful analysis technique for materials science and
biomedicine. Here, we report on laboratory grating-based X-ray interferometry employing a …

Modeling vibrations of a tiled talbot-lau interferometer on a clinical CT

C Schmid, M Viermetz, N Gustschin… - … on Medical Imaging, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is an invaluable imaging technique for non-invasive
medical diagnosis. However, for soft tissue in the human body the difference in attenuation …

Implementation of a Talbot-Lau interferometer in a clinical-like c-arm setup: A feasibility study

F Horn, M Leghissa, S Kaeppler, G Pelzer, J Rieger… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
X-ray grating-based phase-contrast imaging has raised interest regarding a variety of
potential clinical applications, whereas the method is feasible using a medical x-ray tube …

Correction for mechanical inaccuracies in a scanning Talbot-Lau interferometer

W Noichl, F De Marco, K Willer, T Urban… - … on Medical Imaging, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Grating-based X-ray phase-contrast and in particular dark-field radiography are promising
new imaging modalities for medical applications. Currently, the potential advantage of dark …

Improved reconstruction method for phase stepping data with stepping errors and dose fluctuations

K Hashimoto, H Takano, A Momose - Optics Express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
In conventional grating-based X-ray interferometry, it is necessary to repeatedly translate
one of the gratings with high accuracy in regular submicron steps and to ensure a constant …

Moiré artifacts reduction in Talbot-Lau X-ray phase contrast imaging using a three-step iterative approach

S Tao, Y Xu, L Bai, Z Tian, X Hao, C Kuang, X Liu - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Talbot-Lau X-ray phase contrast imaging is a promising technique in biological imaging
since it can provide absorption, differential phase contrast, and dark-field images …

Proof-of-concept Talbot–Lau x-ray interferometry with a high-intensity, high-repetition-rate, laser-driven K-alpha source

V Bouffetier, L Ceurvorst, MP Valdivia, F Dorchies… - Applied …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Talbot–Lau x-ray interferometry is a grating-based phase-contrast technique, which enables
measurement of refractive index changes in matter with micrometric spatial resolution. The …

Analysis and correction of bias induced by phase stepping jitter in grating-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging

F De Marco, M Marschner, L Birnbacher, P Noël… - Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Grating-based X-ray phase-contrast (gbPC) is an X-ray phase-contrast imaging method
involving optical gratings that typically employs the Talbot self-imaging effect. X-ray phase …