PHASE-CONTRAST X-RAY CT IMAGE OF BREAST-TUMOR

Citation
T. Takeda et al., PHASE-CONTRAST X-RAY CT IMAGE OF BREAST-TUMOR, Journal of synchrotron radiation, 5, 1998, pp. 1133-1135
Citations number
18
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation","Physics, Applied",Optics
ISSN journal
0909-0495
Volume
5
Year of publication
1998
Part
3
Pages
1133 - 1135
Database
ISI
SICI code
0909-0495(1998)5:<1133:PXCIOB>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Phase-contrast X-ray CT images generated by differences in refractive indices can be used to visualize the internal structures of soft tissu es without contrast enhancement. In this study, imaging of human breas t tumor was performed on formalin-fixed samples. Experiments were carr ied out at the synchrotron source of the Photon Factory, Tsukuba, Japa n. The X-ray energy was adjusted to 17.7 keV. Phase-contrast X-ray CT images revealed various structures of human breast tumor as clearly as optical images.