Published August 11, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Options and limitations of joint cartilage imaging: DEI in comparison to MRI and sonography

  • 1. Department of Orthopaedics at the Waldkrankenhaus Rudolf Elle of the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Klosterlausnitzer Str. 81, D-07607 Eisenberg (Germany)
  • 2. DePuy Biotech GmbH, Jena (Germany)
  • 3. HASYLAB at DESY, Hamburg (Germany)
  • 4. GKSS, Hamburg (Germany)
  • 5. ESRF Grenoble (France)
  • 6. Department of Physics, University of Trieste (Italy)
  • 7. Sincrotrone Trieste, Trieste (Italy)
  • 8. Department of Physics, University of Siegen (Germany)
  • 9. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
  • 10. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, New York (United States)
  • 11. Department of Biochemistry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
  • 12. Department of Orthopaedics at the Waldkrankenhaus Rudolf Elle of the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Klosterlausnitzer Str. 81, D-07607 Eisenberg (Germany) and Department of Biochemistry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois (United States)

Description

Diffraction Enhanced Imaging (DEI) is an X-ray imaging method to provide additional contrast and diminish untoward image signals by reducing scattering. Previous reports demonstrated its applicability in soft and hard tissue imaging. Here we provide further evidence for the improved overall image quality and for the option to discriminate various tissue-specific properties, such as collagen fiber elements or mineralization. Comparative ex vivo data to medical MRI and to medical ultrasound are shown, utilizing human ankle and hip specimens

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.064;
PII
S0168-9002(05)00654-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
548
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 47-53
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
4. international workshop on medical applications of synchrotron radiation
Acronym
MASR2004
Dates
23-25 Sep 2004
Place
Trieste (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37042399
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIFFRACTION; IMAGES; JOINTS; NMR IMAGING; RADIOLOGY; SKELETON; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ANIMAL TISSUES; BODY; COHERENT SCATTERING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVALUATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PROTEINS; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; SCLEROPROTEINS

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