scholarly journals Use of Full-Field X- ray Imaging and Ptychographic X-ray Computed Tomography for the Investigation of 3D Morphology of Micro-Nano Silver Materials for Advanced Electronics Packaging Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1026-1027
Author(s):  
Yu-Chung Lin ◽  
Xiaoyang Liu ◽  
Kang-wei Chou ◽  
Esther H. R. Tsai ◽  
Chonghang Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Electronics Packaging ◽  
Full Field ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Nano Silver ◽  
3D Morphology ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
X Ray Computed

scholarly journals Visualization Ability of Phase-Contrast Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Imaging Using an X-Ray Interferometer in Soft Tissue Tumors

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 153303382110101
Author(s):  
Thet-Thet Lwin ◽  
Akio Yoneyama ◽  
Hiroko Maruyama ◽  
Tohoru Takeda
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Phase Contrast ◽  
Soft Tissue Tumors ◽  
X Ray ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Computed Tomography Images ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
X Ray Computed

Phase-contrast synchrotron-based X-ray imaging using an X-ray interferometer provides high sensitivity and high spatial resolution, and it has the ability to depict the fine morphological structures of biological soft tissues, including tumors. In this study, we quantitatively compared phase-contrast synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography images and images of histopathological hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections of spontaneously occurring rat testicular tumors that contained different types of cells. The absolute densities measured on the phase-contrast synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography images correlated well with the densities of the nuclear chromatin in the histological images, thereby demonstrating the ability of phase-contrast synchrotron-based X-ray imaging using an X-ray interferometer to reliably identify the characteristics of cancer cells within solid soft tissue tumors. In addition, 3-dimensional synchrotron-based phase-contrast X-ray computed tomography enables screening for different structures within tumors, such as solid, cystic, and fibrous tissues, and blood clots, from any direction and with a spatial resolution down to 26 μm. Thus, phase-contrast synchrotron-based X-ray imaging using an X-ray interferometer shows potential for being useful in preclinical cancer research by providing the ability to depict the characteristics of tumor cells and by offering 3-dimensional information capabilities.

scholarly journals Optimization of the energy for Breast monochromatic absorption X-ray Computed Tomography

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasquale Delogu ◽  
Vittorio Di Trapani ◽  
Luca Brombal ◽  
Giovanni Mettivier ◽  
Angelo Taibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Fixed Dose ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Reconstruction Algorithms ◽  
Contrast Resolution ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
X Ray Computed ◽  
Dose Levels

Abstract The limits of mammography have led to an increasing interest on possible alternatives such as the breast Computed Tomography (bCT). The common goal of all X-ray imaging techniques is to achieve the optimal contrast resolution, measured through the Contrast to Noise Ratio (CNR), while minimizing the radiological risks, quantified by the dose. Both dose and CNR depend on the energy and the intensity of the X-rays employed for the specific imaging technique. Some attempts to determine an optimal energy for bCT have suggested the range 22 keV–34 keV, some others instead suggested the range 50 keV–60 keV depending on the parameters considered in the study. Recent experimental works, based on the use of monochromatic radiation and breast specimens, show that energies around 32 keV give better image quality respect to setups based on higher energies. In this paper we report a systematic study aiming at defining the range of energies that maximizes the CNR at fixed dose in bCT. The study evaluates several compositions and diameters of the breast and includes various reconstruction algorithms as well as different dose levels. The results show that a good compromise between CNR and dose is obtained using energies around 28 keV.

Nondestructive Characterization of Ceramic Composites Used as Combustor Liners in Advanced Gas Turbines

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-490
Author(s):  
W. A. Ellingson ◽  
S. A. Rothermel ◽  
J. F. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Ceramic Matrix Composites ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Full Field ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
X Ray Computed ◽  
Nondestructive Characterization

Nondestructive characterization (NDC) methods, which can provide full-field information about components prior to and during use, are critical to the reliable application of continuous fiber ceramic matrix composites in high-firing-temperature (>1350°C) gas turbines. [For combustor liners, although they are nonmechanical load-bearing components, both thermal characteristics and mechanical integrity are vitally important.] NDC methods being developed to provide necessary information include x-ray computed tomography (mainly for through-wall density and delamination detection), infrared-based thermal diffusivity imaging, and single-wall through-transmission x-ray imaging (mainly for fiber content and alignment detection). Correlation of the data obtained from NDC methods with subscale combustor liner tests have shown positive results at thermal cycling temperatures from 700°C to 1177°C.

scholarly journals XDesign: an open-source software package for designing X-ray imaging phantoms and experiments

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Ching ◽  
Dogˇa Gürsoy
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Software Package ◽  
Reconstruction Algorithms ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Imaging Phantoms ◽  
Open Source Software Package ◽  
X Ray Computed ◽  
Image Reconstruction Algorithms

The development of new methods or utilization of current X-ray computed tomography methods is impeded by the substantial amount of expertise required to design an X-ray computed tomography experiment from beginning to end. In an attempt to make material models, data acquisition schemes and reconstruction algorithms more accessible to researchers lacking expertise in some of these areas, a software package is described here which can generate complex simulated phantoms and quantitatively evaluate new or existing data acquisition schemes and image reconstruction algorithms for targeted applications.

X-Ray attenuation and image contrast in the X-ray computed tomography of clathrate hydrates depending on guest species

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (47) ◽  
pp. 27658-27665
Author(s):  
Satoshi Takeya ◽  
Sanehiro Muromachi ◽  
Akihiro Hachikubo ◽  
Ryo Ohmura ◽  
Kazuyuki Hyodo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Inclusion Compounds ◽  
Image Contrast ◽  
Clathrate Hydrates ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Guest Species ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
X Ray Computed

In this study, X-ray imaging of inclusion compounds encapsulating various guest species was investigated based on the calculation of X-ray attenuation coefficients.

X-Ray Computed Tomography of Ultralightweight Metals

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-211
Author(s):  
J. M. Winter ◽  
R. E. Green ◽  
A. M. Waters ◽  
W. H. Green
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Computed
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