Hairline fracture detection using Talbot-Lau x-ray imaging

C. Hauke; G. Anton; S. Auweter; P. Bartl; J. Freudenberger; K. Hellbach; M. Leghissa; F. G. Meinel; T. Mertelmeier; R. Nanke; M. Radicke; M. Reiser; L. Ritschl; S. Sellner; S. M. Sutter; T. Weber; J. Zeidler; T. Geith

doi:10.1117/12.2293504

9 March 2018 Hairline fracture detection using Talbot-Lau x-ray imaging

C. Hauke, G. Anton, S. Auweter, P. Bartl, J. Freudenberger, K. Hellbach, M. Leghissa, F. G. Meinel, T. Mertelmeier, R. Nanke, M. Radicke, M. Reiser, L. Ritschl, S. Sellner, S. M. Sutter, T. Weber, J. Zeidler, T. Geith

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Proceedings Volume 10573, Medical Imaging 2018: Physics of Medical Imaging; 105734F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293504
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2018, Houston, Texas, United States

Abstract

Talbot-Lau X-ray imaging (TLXI) provides information about scattering and refractive features of objects – in addition to the well-known conventional X-ray attenuation image. We investigated the potential of TLXI for the detection of hairline fractures in bones, which are often initially occult in conventional 2D X-ray images. For this purpose, hairline fractures were extrinsically provoked in a porcine trotter (post-mortem) and scanned with a TLXI system. In the examined case, hairline fractures caused dark-field and differential-phase signals, whereas they were not evident in the conventional X-ray image. These findings motivate a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the applicability of TLXI for diagnosing hairline fractures.

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C. Hauke, G. Anton, S. Auweter, P. Bartl, J. Freudenberger, K. Hellbach, M. Leghissa, F. G. Meinel, T. Mertelmeier, R. Nanke, M. Radicke, M. Reiser, L. Ritschl, S. Sellner, S. M. Sutter, T. Weber, J. Zeidler, and T. Geith "Hairline fracture detection using Talbot-Lau x-ray imaging", Proc. SPIE 10573, Medical Imaging 2018: Physics of Medical Imaging, 105734F (9 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293504

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