Julia Herzen, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Marian Willner, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sigrid Auweter, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Michael Chabior, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Mathias Marschner, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Lorenz Birnbacher, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Astrid Velroyen, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Kai Scherer, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Peter B. Noel PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Alexander Andre Fingerle MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Holger Hetterich MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Tobias Saam MD, Abstract Co-Author: Research Grant, Diamed Medizintechnik GmbH Research Grant, Bayer AG

Franz Pfeiffer, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

X-ray phase-contrast imaging is an imaging modality utilizing the phase-shift of the X-ray wave instead of the attenuation as contrast mechanism, and enhancing soft-tissue contrast compared to conventional attenuation-based radiography or tomography. The poster intends 1.) to provide an introduction into different phase-contrast imaging methods and 2.) to give an idea of their potentials and their challenges for pre-clinical and clinical applications.

Different X-ray phase-retrieval methods will be presented and their demands on the X-ray sources, spectrum, detectors etc. will be discussed. Based on selected recently published studies, the potential and the limitations of each technique shall be demonstrated with the focus on pre-clinical and clinical imaging. The educational poster will provide a basic knowledge of X-ray phase-contrast imaging as a powerful research tool and a promising candidate for clinical implementation.

http://abstract.rsna.org/uploads/2014/14018496/14018496_spjf.pdf

Herzen, J, Willner, M, Auweter, S, Chabior, M, Marschner, M, Birnbacher, L, Velroyen, A, Scherer, K, Noel, P, Fingerle, A, Hetterich, H, Saam, T, Pfeiffer, F, X-ray Phase-contrast Imaging Techniques—Potentials and Challenges for Medical Applications.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14018496.html