Lung disease characterised via synchrotron radiation micro-CT and digital volume correlation (DVC)

H Arora, D Kernot, L Giron, D Howells, M Darcy… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study of lung mechanics is important to futureproof resilience against potential novel
threats to lung health. Medical imaging provides insight to lung function. High-resolution …

2D and 3D X-ray phase retrieval of multi-material objects using a single defocus distance

MA Beltran, DM Paganin, K Uesugi, MJ Kitchen - Optics Express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
A method of tomographic phase retrieval is developed for multi-material objects whose
components each has a distinct complex refractive index. The phase-retrieval algorithm …

Direct observation of stray crystal formation in unidirectional solidification of Sn–Bi alloy by X-ray imaging

H Yasuda, I Ohnaka, K Kawasaki, A Sugiyama… - Journal of Crystal …, 2004 - Elsevier
Time-resolved X-ray imaging with monochromatic synchrotron radiation enabled in situ
observation of dendritic growth and detachment of the fragmented dendrite arms during …

Imaging lung aeration and lung liquid clearance at birth

SB Hooper, MJ Kitchen, MJ Wallace, N Yagi… - The FASEB …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aeration of the lung and the transition to air‐breathing at birth is fundamental to mammalian
life and initiates major changes in cardiopulmonary physiology. However, the dynamics of …

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 …

Dynamic imaging of the lungs using x-ray phase contrast

RA Lewis, N Yagi, MJ Kitchen, MJ Morgan… - Physics in Medicine …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
High quality real-time imaging of lungs in vivo presents considerable challenges. We
demonstrate here that phase contrast x-ray imaging is capable of dynamically imaging the …

Development of X-ray imaging for observing solidification of carbon steels

H Yasuda, T Nagira, M Yoshiya, N Nakatsuka… - ISIJ …, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Time-resolved X-ray imaging of dendritic solidification for pure Fe and carbon steels with
sufficient spatial and time resolutions has been developed for the first time by overcoming …

Granular deformation mechanisms in semi-solid alloys

CM Gourlay, AK Dahle, T Nagira, N Nakatsuka… - Acta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Deformation mechanisms in equiaxed, partially solid Al–15 wt.% Cu are studied in situ by
coupling shear-cell experiments with synchrotron X-ray radiography. Direct evidence is …

Simple X-ray dark-and bright-field imaging using achromatic Laue optics

M Ando, A Maksimenko, H Sugiyama… - Japanese journal of …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
X-ray dark-field and bright-field imaging in the Laue geometry has been successfully
demonstrated. Using a Bragg-case asymmetric monochromator that produces an X-ray …

Dynamic measures of regional lung air volume using phase contrast x-ray imaging

MJ Kitchen, RA Lewis, MJ Morgan… - Physics in medicine …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Phase contrast x-ray imaging can provide detailed images of lung morphology with sufficient
spatial resolution to observe the terminal airways (alveoli). We demonstrate that quantitative …