Absorption Contrast X-ray Imaging (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Absorption Contrast X-ray Imaging

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This image shows a non-invasive 'slice' of rodent heart tissue made using traditional absorption contrast X-ray imaging to be compared with the data obtained with phase-contrast imaging which is a technique for scanning the volumes of soft tissue like tumors or internal organs, but with much greater contrast than conventional CT scans (see images #1 and #2).

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Irene Zanette/Technische Universität München

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