X-ray imaging and analysis techniques for quantifying pore-scale structure and processes in subsurface porous medium systems

D Wildenschild, AP Sheppard - Advances in Water resources, 2013 - Elsevier
We report here on recent developments and advances in pore-scale X-ray tomographic
imaging of subsurface porous media. Our particular focus is on immiscible multi-phase fluid …

Phase retrieval in X-ray phase-contrast imaging suitable for tomography

A Burvall, U Lundström, PAC Takman, DH Larsson… - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
In-line phase-contrast X-ray imaging provides images where both absorption and refraction
contribute. For quantitative analysis of these images, the phase needs to be retrieved …

ANKAphase: software for single-distance phase retrieval from inline X-ray phase-contrast radiographs

T Weitkamp, D Haas, D Wegrzynek… - Journal of synchrotron …, 2011 - journals.iucr.org
A computer program named ANKAphase is presented that processes X-ray inline phase-
contrast radiographs by reconstructing the projected thickness of the object (s) imaged. The …

Quantitative X-ray phase-contrast microtomography from a compact laser-driven betatron source

J Wenz, S Schleede, K Khrennikov, M Bech… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
X-ray phase-contrast imaging has recently led to a revolution in resolving power and tissue
contrast in biomedical imaging, microscopy and materials science. The necessary high …

Refracting Röntgen's rays: propagation-based x-ray phase contrast for biomedical imaging

TE Gureyev, SC Mayo, DE Myers, Y Nesterets… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Absorption-contrast x-ray imaging serves to visualize the variation in x-ray attenuation within
the volume of a given sample, whereas phase contrast allows one to visualize variations in x …

X-ray phase-contrast methods

VV Lider, MV Kovalchuk - Crystallography Reports, 2013 - Springer
This review is devoted to a comparative description of the methods for forming X-ray phase-
contrast images of weakly absorbing (phase) objects. These include the crystal …

Interface-specific x-ray phase retrieval tomography of complex biological organs

MA Beltran, DM Paganin, KKW Siu… - Physics in Medicine …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate interface-specific propagation-based x-ray phase retrieval tomography of
the thorax and brain of small animals. Our method utilizes a single propagation-based x-ray …

Quantitative phase-contrast tomography of a liquid phantom using a conventional x-ray tube source

J Herzen, T Donath, F Pfeiffer, O Bunk, C Padeste… - Optics express, 2009 - opg.optica.org
Over the last few years, differential phase-contrast x-ray computed tomography (PC-CT)
using a hard x-ray grating interferometer and polychromatic x-ray tube sources has been …

Design and implementation of a compact low-dose diffraction enhanced medical imaging system

C Parham, Z Zhong, DM Connor, LD Chapman… - Academic radiology, 2009 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Diffraction-enhanced imaging (DEI) is a new x-ray imaging
modality that differs from conventional radiography in its use of three physical mechanisms …

Bronnikov-aided correction for x-ray computed tomography

Y De Witte, M Boone, J Vlassenbroeck, M Dierick… - JOSA A, 2009 - opg.optica.org
When a very-low-absorbing sample is scanned at an x-ray computed tomography setup with
a microfocus x-ray tube and a high-resolution detector, the obtained projection images …