Applications of X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Optics and Lasers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 2984
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Synchrotron Radiation and Medical Research, Universite Grenoble Alpes, 38400 Saint Martin d'Heres, France
Interests: X-ray phase contrast imaging; computed tomography, osteo-articular imaging; virtual histology; image segmentation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging appeared few decades ago as an alternative to standard absorption-based Imaging. With X-rays, the refractive index of materials can be a thousand times greater than its counterpart absorption factor for light elements. This translates into a much greater contrast for soft tissues with X-ray imaging methods based on the sensing of the phase. This property becomes highly interesting when one wants to image with high-resolution biological tissue or light material that are generally admitted to be transparent to X-rays. With the emergence of partially coherent X-ray sources twenty years ago, expectations regarding PCI turned into a reality with the development at synchrotrons of several advanced PCI methods, some of them even later being adapted to laboratory sources.
In this Special Issue, we invite submissions exploring cutting-edge research and recent advances in the fields of X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging. Both theoretical and experimental studies are welcome, as well as comprehensive review and survey papers.
Dr. Emmanuel Brun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- X-ray phase contrast imaging
- micro and nanocomputed tomography
- virtual histology
- radiation dose reduction
- grating interferometry
- analyzer-based imaging
- edge illumination
- speckle-based imaging
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