X-ray imaging with the PILATUS 100k detector.
We report on the application of the PILATUS 100K pixel detector for medical imaging. Experimental results are presented in the form of X-ray radiographs using standard X-ray absorption contrast and a recently developed phase contrast imaging method. The results obtained with the PILATUS detector are compared to results obtained with a conventional X-ray imaging system consisting of an X-ray scintillation screen, lens optics, and a charge coupled device. Finally, the results for both systems are discussed more quantitatively based on an image power spectrum analysis.
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D006801:Humans; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging