Impending major hardware advances in cardiac CT include three areas: ultra-high-
resolution (UHR) CT, photon-counting CT, and phase-contrast CT. Cardiac CT is a …

X-ray chest radiography is an inexpensive and broadly available tool for initial assessment
of the lung in clinical routine, but typically lacks diagnostic sensitivity for detection of …

Accounting for about 1.5 million deaths annually, lung cancer is the prevailing cause of
cancer deaths worldwide, mostly associated with long-term smoking effects. Numerous …

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is an important non-destructive imaging technique,
particularly in clinical diagnostics. Even with the latest innovations like dual-energy and …

X-ray grating-based interferometry promises unique new diagnostic possibilities in medical
imaging and materials analysis. To transfer this method from scientific laboratories or small …

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 …

X-ray phase-contrast (XPCi) imaging methods are an emerging medical imaging approach
that provide significantly better soft tissue contrast and could function as a viable extension …

X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) is an innovative imaging technique which extends the
contrast capabilities of 'conventional'absorption based x-ray systems. However, so far all …

Purpose Talbot–Lau x‐ray interferometry provides information about the scattering and
refractive properties of an object—in addition to the object's attenuation features. Until …

Grating-based x-ray differential phase-contrast imaging (DPCI) is capable of acquiring
information based on phase-shift and dark-field signal, in addition to conventional x-ray …