Dark-field computed tomography reaches the human scale

M Viermetz, N Gustschin, C Schmid… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is one of the most commonly used three-dimensional
medical imaging modalities today. It has been refined over several decades, with the most …

X-ray phase contrast imaging from synchrotron to conventional sources: A review of the existing techniques for biological applications

L Quenot, S Bohic, E Brun - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application X-ray phase contrast and dark-field imaging have been recently
introduced in conventional systems. They have been demonstrated to outperform the …

An update on outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: a COPD investigators report-reassessment of the 2008 American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory …

M Cazzola, P Rogliani, PJ Barnes, F Blasi… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Background: In 2008, a dedicated American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society
task force published a paper on the possible use and limitations of clinical outcomes and …

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of emphysema using dark-field chest radiography

T Urban, FT Gassert, M Frank, K Willer, W Noichl… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Dark-field chest radiography allows for assessment of lung alveolar structure by
exploiting wave optical properties of x-rays. Purpose To evaluate the qualitative and …

On the quantification of sample microstructure using single-exposure x-ray dark-field imaging via a single-grid setup

YY How, DM Paganin, KS Morgan - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The size of the smallest detectable sample feature in an x-ray imaging system is usually
restricted by the spatial resolution of the system. This limitation can now be overcome using …

[HTML][HTML] Direct x-ray scattering signal measurements in edge-illumination/beam-tracking imaging and their interplay with the variance of the refraction signals

I Buchanan, S Cipiccia, C Peiffer… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
X-ray dark-field or ultra-small angle scatter imaging has become increasingly important
since the introduction of phase-based x-ray imaging and is having transformative impact in …

Dark-field X-ray imaging for the assessment of osteoporosis in human lumbar spine specimens

FT Gassert, T Urban, A Kufner, M Frank… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Dark-field imaging is a novel imaging modality that allows for the assessment
of material interfaces by exploiting the wave character of x-ray. While it has been extensively …

Dark-field chest X-ray imaging for the assessment of COVID-19-pneumonia

M Frank, FT Gassert, T Urban, K Willer… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Currently, alternative medical imaging methods for the assessment of
pulmonary involvement in patients infected with COVID-19 are sought that combine a higher …

Distinguishing nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease and Mycobacterium tuberculosis lung disease on X-ray images using deep transfer learning

M Park, Y Lee, S Kim, YJ Kim, SY Kim, Y Kim… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) and Mycobacterium
tuberculosis lung disease (MTB-LD) have similar clinical characteristics. Therefore, NTM-LD …

[HTML][HTML] Dark-field chest radiography outperforms conventional chest radiography for the diagnosis and staging of pulmonary emphysema

T Urban, AP Sauter, M Frank, K Willer… - Investigative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Dark-field chest radiography (dfCXR) has recently reached clinical trials. Here we
compare dfCXR to conventional radiography for the detection and staging of pulmonary …