X-ray grating interferometer for biomedical imaging applications at Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility.
An X-ray grating interferometer was installed at the BL13W beamline of Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) for biomedical imaging applications. Compared with imaging results from conventional absorption-based micro-computed tomography, this set-up has shown much better soft tissue imaging capability. In particular, using the set-up, the carotid artery and the carotid vein in a formalin-fixed mouse can be visualized in situ without contrast agents, paving the way for future applications in cancer angiography studies. The overall results have demonstrated the broad prospects of the existing set-up for biomedical imaging applications at SSRF.
School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
Yan
Y
Xi
Binquan
B
Kou
Haohua
H
Sun
Juncheng
J
Qi
Jianqi
J
Sun
Jürgen
J
Mohr
Martin
M
Börner
Jun
J
Zhao
Lisa X
LX
Xu
Tiqiao
T
Xiao
Yujie
Y
Wang
D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002681:China; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D051379:Mice; D017356:Synchrotrons / Q000295:instrumentation; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray / Q000379:methods*