Grating-Based X-Ray Phase-Contrast Mammography (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

This thesis offers an accessible guide to biomedical phase-contrast imaging with over 20 radiographic illustrations. It focuses on research to improve radiography, and particularly mammography applications, by using a novel X-ray imaging modality that exploits the wave-nature of X-rays, rather than just their absorption in tissue. Further, it explores a broad range of potential applications - from the assessment of breast cancer and the evaluation of microcalcification clusters, to the examination of renal stones. X-ray imaging is an indispensable tool in modern medical diagnostics, and ranges from simple radiography applications to advanced CT imaging protocols. This novel phase-contrast approach has the potential to deliver significantly improved diagnostic information, also and especially in cases where mammography is used for screening purposes. The thesis is based on several studies conducted by the author - working in close interdisciplinary cooperation with medical doctors at two university clinics in Munich - and successfully demonstrates this diagnostic potential in pre-clinical experiments.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2016
Authors:	Kai Hermann Scherer
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	140
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-81908-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Nuclear structure physics Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Medical imaging > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	3-319-81908-9
Barcode:	9783319819082

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