Advances in the visualization of unstained brain tumors using grating-based x-ray phase-contrast tomography

Franz Pfeiffer; Oliver Bunk; Christian David; Martin Bech; Geraldine Le Duc; Alberto Bravin; Peter Cloetens

doi:10.1117/12.794666

16 September 2008 Advances in the visualization of unstained brain tumors using grating-based x-ray phase-contrast tomography

Franz Pfeiffer, Oliver Bunk, Christian David, Martin Bech, Geraldine Le Duc, Alberto Bravin, Peter Cloetens

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Proceedings Volume 7078, Developments in X-Ray Tomography VI; 707815 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794666
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We report advances and complementary results concerning a recently developed method for high-sensitivity grating-based hard x-ray phase tomography. We demonstrate how the soft tissue sensitivity of the technique can be used to obtain in-vitro tomographic images of a tumor bearing rat brain specimen, without use of contrast agents. In particular, we demonstrate that brain tumors and the white and gray brain matter structure in a rat's cerebellum can be resolved by this approach. The findings are potentially interesting from a clinical point of view, since a similar approach using three transmission gratings can be implemented with more readily available x-ray sources, such as standard x-ray tubes. Moreover, open the results the way to in-vivo experiments in the near future.

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Franz Pfeiffer, Oliver Bunk, Christian David, Martin Bech, Geraldine Le Duc, Alberto Bravin, and Peter Cloetens "Advances in the visualization of unstained brain tumors using grating-based x-ray phase-contrast tomography", Proc. SPIE 7078, Developments in X-Ray Tomography VI, 707815 (16 September 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794666

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