Röntgen-Phasenkontrast. Grundlagen, Potenzial und Fortschritte in der klinischen Translation

Pfeiffer, F.; Reiser, M. und Rummeny, E. (2018): Röntgen-Phasenkontrast. Grundlagen, Potenzial und Fortschritte in der klinischen Translation. In: Radiologe, Vol. 58, No. 3: pp. 218-225

Abstract

More than 100 years ago Max von Laue in Munich discovered that XaEurorays can be interpreted not only as XaEuroray quanta in a particle picture, but also show a wave character. This property has been used for a long time in basic research (e.g. in crystallography for determining the structure of proteins), but so far has had no application in medical imaging. In the last 10 years, however, very impressive technological progress could be made in preclinical research, which also makes the utilization of the wave character of XaEuroray light possible for medical imaging. These novel radiography procedures, so-called phase-contrast and dark-field imaging, have a great potential for a pronounced improvement in XaEuroray imaging and therefore, also the diagnosis of important diseases. This article describes the basic principles of these novel procedures, summarizes the preclinical research results already achieved exemplified by various organs and shows the potential for future clinical utilization in radiography and computed tomography.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Medicine
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 0033-832X
• Language: German