X-ray computed tomography

PJ Withers, C Bouman, S Carmignato… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
X-ray computed tomography (CT) can reveal the internal details of objects in three
dimensions non-destructively. In this Primer, we outline the basic principles of CT and …

X-ray phase-contrast imaging: from pre-clinical applications towards clinics

A Bravin, P Coan, P Suortti - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Phase-contrast x-ray imaging (PCI) is an innovative method that is sensitive to the refraction
of the x-rays in matter. PCI is particularly adapted to visualize weakly absorbing details like …

Atomic electron tomography: 3D structures without crystals

J Miao, P Ercius, SJL Billinge - Science, 2016 - science.org
BACKGROUND To understand material properties and functionality at the most fundamental
level, one must know the three-dimensional (3D) positions of atoms with high precision. For …

The PyHST2 hybrid distributed code for high speed tomographic reconstruction with iterative reconstruction and a priori knowledge capabilities

A Mirone, E Brun, E Gouillart, P Tafforeau… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
We present the PyHST2 code which is in service at ESRF for phase-contrast and absorption
tomography. This code has been engineered to sustain the high data flow typical of the 3rd …

Three-dimensional imaging of dislocations in a nanoparticle at atomic resolution

CC Chen, C Zhu, ER White, CY Chiu, MC Scott… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Dislocations and their interactions strongly influence many material properties, ranging from
the strength of metals and alloys to the efficiency of light-emitting diodes and laser diodes …

Three-dimensional coordinates of individual atoms in materials revealed by electron tomography

R Xu, CC Chen, L Wu, MC Scott, W Theis, C Ophus… - Nature materials, 2015 - nature.com
Crystallography, the primary method for determining the 3D atomic positions in crystals, has
been fundamental to the development of many fields of science. However, the atomic …

Three-dimensional virtual histology of human cerebellum by X-ray phase-contrast tomography

M Töpperwien, F van der Meer… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
To quantitatively evaluate brain tissue and its corresponding function, knowledge of the 3D
cellular distribution is essential. The gold standard to obtain this information is histology, a …

Accurate real space iterative reconstruction (RESIRE) algorithm for tomography

M Pham, Y Yuan, A Rana, S Osher, J Miao - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Tomography has made a revolutionary impact on the physical, biological and medical
sciences. The mathematical foundation of tomography is to reconstruct a three-dimensional …

CT dose reduction factors in the thousands using X-ray phase contrast

MJ Kitchen, GA Buckley, TE Gureyev, MJ Wallace… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Phase-contrast X-ray imaging can improve the visibility of weakly absorbing objects (eg soft
tissues) by an order of magnitude or more compared to conventional radiographs …

On the evolution and relative merits of hard X-ray phase-contrast imaging methods

SW Wilkins, YI Nesterets… - … of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This review provides a brief overview, albeit from a somewhat personal perspective, of the
evolution and key features of various hard X-ray phase-contrast imaging (PCI) methods of …