Diffraction enhanced x-ray imaging of articular cartilage
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1. In a method for detecting an image of an object, wherein an x-ray beam is generated, the improvement comprising:
- transmitting the x-ray beam through a soft tissue material and emitting from the soft tissue material a transmitted beam;
directing the transmitted beam at an angle of incidence upon a crystal analyzer; and
detecting an image of the object from a beam diffracted from the crystal analyzer one of at and near a peak of a rocking curve of the crystal analyzer.
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Abstract
A method and system for detecting an image of an object, particularly a soft tissue material. A generated x-ray beam is transmitted through the soft tissue material. A transmitted beam is directed at an angle of incidence upon a crystal analyzer. An image of the object is detected from a beam diffracted from the crystal analyzer either at or near a peak of a rocking curve of the crystal analyzer. The method and system of this invention is particularly useful for analyzing images of cartilage.
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1. In a method for detecting an image of an object, wherein an x-ray beam is generated, the improvement comprising:
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transmitting the x-ray beam through a soft tissue material and emitting from the soft tissue material a transmitted beam;
directing the transmitted beam at an angle of incidence upon a crystal analyzer; and
detecting an image of the object from a beam diffracted from the crystal analyzer one of at and near a peak of a rocking curve of the crystal analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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