Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Volume 15, Part 5 (September 2008)

research papers

J. Synchrotron Rad. (2008). 15, 525-527 [ doi:10.1107/S0909049508014829 ]

Analyser-based tomography images of cartilage

A. S. Issever, G. Diederichs, S. Majumdar, P. Rogalla, B. K. Hamm, A. Lange, M. Harwardt, M. P. Hentschel and B. R. Mueller

Abstract: Analyser-based imaging expands the performance of X-ray imaging by utilizing not only the absorption properties of X-rays but also the refraction and scatter rejection (extinction) properties. In this study, analyser-based computed tomography has been implemented on imaging an articular cartilage sample, depicting substructural variations, without overlay, at a pixel resolution of 3.6 µm.

Keywords: cartilage; analyser-based imaging; computed tomography.