X-ray phase-contrast imaging

M Endrizzi - Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research …, 2018 - Elsevier
X-ray imaging is a standard tool for the non-destructive inspection of the internal structure of
samples. It finds application in a vast diversity of fields: medicine, biology, many engineering …

Edge-illumination x-ray phase-contrast imaging

A Olivo - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Although early demonstration dates back to the mid-sixties, x-ray phase-contrast imaging
(XPCI) became hugely popular in the mid-90s, thanks to the advent of 3rd generation …

Enhanced detection of threat materials by dark-field x-ray imaging combined with deep neural networks

T Partridge, A Astolfo, SS Shankar, FA Vittoria… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
X-ray imaging has been boosted by the introduction of phase-based methods. Detail
visibility is enhanced in phase contrast images, and dark-field images are sensitive to …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced composite plate impact damage detection and characterisation using X-Ray refraction and scattering contrast combined with ultrasonic imaging

D Shoukroun, L Massimi, F Iacoviello, M Endrizzi… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic imaging and radiography are widely used in the aerospace industry for non-
destructive evaluation of damage in fibre-reinforced composites. Novel phase-based X-ray …

Pepi lab: a flexible compact multi-modal setup for x-ray phase-contrast and spectral imaging

L Brombal, F Arfelli, RH Menk, L Rigon, F Brun - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This paper presents a new flexible compact multi-modal imaging setup referred to as PEPI
(Photon-counting Edge-illumination Phase-contrast imaging) Lab, which is based on the …

Correcting directional dark field x-ray imaging artefacts using position dependent image deblurring and attenuation removal

MK Croughan, DM Paganin, SJ Alloo, JN Ahlers… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In recent years, a novel x-ray imaging modality has emerged that reveals unresolved sample
microstructure via a “dark-field image”, which provides complementary information to …

X-ray phase contrast imaging: From synchrotrons to conventional sources

A Olivo, E Castelli - La rivista del nuovo cimento, 2014 - Springer
Phase-based approaches can revolutionize X-ray imaging and remove its main limitation:
poor image contrast arising from low attenuation differences. They exploit the unit decrement …

Volumetric high-resolution x-ray phase-contrast virtual histology of breast specimens with a compact laboratory system

L Massimi, T Suaris, CK Hagen… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The assessment of margin involvement is a fundamental task in breast conserving surgery to
prevent recurrences and reoperations. It is usually performed through histology, which …

Prospects in x-ray science emerging from quantum optics and nanomaterials

LJ Wong, I Kaminer - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The science of x-rays is by now over 125years old, starting with Wilhelm Röntgen's
discovery of x-rays in 1895, for which Röntgen was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics …

[HTML][HTML] Beam tracking approach for single–shot retrieval of absorption, refraction, and dark–field signals with laboratory x–ray sources

FA Vittoria, GKN Kallon, D Basta, PC Diemoz… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We present the translation of the beam tracking approach for x–ray phase–contrast and dark–
field imaging, recently demonstrated using synchrotron radiation, to a laboratory setup. A …