Pulmonary emphysema diagnosis with a preclinical small-animal X-ray dark-field scatter-contrast scanner.

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that the joint distribution of x-ray transmission and dark-field signals obtained with a compact cone-beam preclinical scanner with a polychromatic source can be used to diagnose pulmonary emphysema in ex vivo murine lungs.Materials and Methods: The animal care commit...

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Published in:	Radiology Vol. 269; no. 2; pp. 427 - 434
Main Authors:	Yaroshenko, Andre, Meinel, Felix G, Bech, Martin, Tapfer, Arne, Velroyen, Astrid, Schleede, Simone, Auweter, Sigrid, Bohla, Alexander, Yildirim, Ali Ö, Nikolaou, Konstantin, Bamberg, Fabian, Eickelberg, Oliver, Reiser, Maximilian F, Pfeiffer, Franz
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Health 2013 Nov
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