Methods and apparatus for differential phase-contrast fan beam CT, cone-beam CT and hybrid cone-beam CT

R Ning, W Cai - US Patent 7,949,095, 2011 - Google Patents
US7949095B2 - Methods and apparatus for differential phase-contrast fan beam CT, cone-beam
CT and hybrid cone-beam CT - Google Patents US7949095B2 - Methods and apparatus for …

X-ray interferometer for phase contrast imaging

C David, F Pfeiffer - US Patent 8,041,004, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to an interferometer for X-rays, in particular hard X-rays, for
obtaining quantitative X-ray images from an object. 10 In conventional X-ray imaging …

Method and apparatus of spectral differential phase-contrast cone-beam CT and hybrid cone-beam CT

R Ning, W Cai - US Patent 9,364,191, 2016 - Google Patents
DPC (differential phase contrast) images are acquired for each photon energy channel,
which are called spectral DPC images. The final DPC image can be computed by summing …

Phase-contrast X-ray imaging

A Brahme, SA Zhou - US Patent 7,693,256, 2010 - Google Patents
A stereoscopic phase-contrast X-ray imaging system (1) comprises a stereoscopic radiation
head (20) having at least one X-ray source (30, 31) providing a first (32) and second (33) X …

Phase-contrast x-ray imaging

RC Lanza, BKP Horn, AL Damato - US Patent 7,920,673, 2011 - Google Patents
Phase-contrast imaging is performed by directing radiation from a plurality of pinhole
sources through a phase object to be imaged, wherein the phase object includes a first …

High resolution imaging

JM Rodenburg, HML Faulkner - US Patent 7,792,246, 2010 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for providing image data which can be used to construct a high
resolution image of a region of a target object is disclosed. An embodiment of the method …

Method and system for high-resolution x-ray detection for phase contrast x-ray imaging

KS Karim, CC Scott - US Patent 10,914,689, 2021 - Google Patents
US10914689B2 - Method and system for high-resolution X-ray detection for phase contrast
X-ray imaging - Google Patents US10914689B2 - Method and system for high-resolution X-ray …

Phase-sensitive X-ray imager

KL Baker - US Patent 8,351,569, 2013 - Google Patents
It is an object of the present invention to provide practical phase sensitive X-ray sample
diagnostic systems; other objects will be apparent based on the disclosure herein. Two …

Method for energy sensitive computed tomography using checkerboard filtering

PM Edic, CR Wilson, SK Basu - US Patent 8,111,803, 2012 - Google Patents
Methods for energy-sensitive computed tomography systems that use checkerboard filtering.
A method of enhancing image analysis of projection data acquired using a detector …

Radiological image capturing apparatus and radiological image capturing system

H Ohara - US Patent 8,411,816, 2013 - Google Patents
There is described a radiological image capturing apparatus, which makes it possible to
obtain a good X ray image in which contrast of the peripheral portions are emphasized by …