Quantifying the x-ray dark-field signal in single-grid imaging

YY How, KS Morgan - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
X-ray dark-field imaging reveals the sample microstructure that is unresolved when using
conventional methods of x-ray imaging. In this paper, we derive a new method to extract and …

Bottom-up gold filling in new geometries and yet higher aspect ratio gratings for hard X-ray interferometry

D Josell, Z Shi, K Jefimovs, VA Guzenko… - Journal of the …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
An extreme bottom-up filling variant of superconformal Au electrodeposition yielding void-
free filling of recessed features is demonstrated with diffraction gratings composed of a two …

Dosimetry on first clinical dark‐field chest radiography

M Frank, T Urban, K Willer, W Noichl… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dose characteristic for patient
examinations at the first clinical X‐ray dark‐field chest radiography system and to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative analysis of speckle-based X-ray dark-field imaging using numerical wave-optics simulations

S Meyer, SZ Shi, N Shapira, ADA Maidment… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The dark-field signal measures the small-angle scattering strength and provides
complementary diagnostic information. This is of particular interest for lung imaging due to …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-scale and multi-technique approach for the characterization of the effects of spatially fractionated X-ray radiation therapies in a preclinical model

M Romano, A Bravin, A Mittone, A Eckhardt… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study aims at using a multi-technique approach to detect and analyze
the effects of high dose rate spatially fractionated radiation therapies and to compare them to …

Optimization of the visibility of a tunable dual-phase x-ray grating interferometer

C Organista, M Kagias, R Tang, Z Shi, K Jefimovs… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Dual-phase x-ray grating interferometry (DP-XGI) is a recently developed imaging technique
that can retrieve structural information in the sub-micro scale over areas in the millimeter …

Fabrication of x-ray absorption gratings via deep x-ray lithography using a conventional x-ray tube

S Pinzek, T Beckenbach, M Viermetz… - Journal of Micro …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Background: X-ray grating interferometry is an emerging imaging technique that strongly
relies on fine grating structures. A common method to fabricate compatible gratings is deep x …

Correction of motion artifacts in dark-field radiography of the human chest

RC Schick, T Koehler, W Noichl… - … on Medical Imaging, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dark-field radiography of the human chest is a promising novel imaging technique with the
potential of becoming a valuable tool for the early diagnosis of chronic obstructive …

[HTML][HTML] X-ray dark-field radiography for in situ gout diagnosis by means of an ex vivo animal study

J Scholz, N Roiser, EM Braig, C Petrich… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, caused by the deposition of
monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in peripheral joints and tissue. Detection of MSU crystals …

[HTML][HTML] Dark-field chest X-ray imaging: an evolving technique in the century-old history of chest X-ray imaging

H Hatabu, B Madore - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Hiroto Hatabu, MD, PhD, is professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and medical
director of the Center for Pulmonary Functional Imaging in the Radiology Department at …