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In the context of materials science, x ray phasecontrast imaging and tomography have particular value in the 2d and 3d characterization of lowdensity materials, the detection of cracks and voids and the analysis of composites and multiphase materials where the different components have similar x ray attenuation coefficients. Xray computed tomography in biomedical engineering. It is currently used to examine a wide range of materials, including rock, bone, ceramic, metal, and soft tissue. Computed tomography ct is a nondestructive x ray imaging technique mainly known from medical diagnostics, but also widely used in life science, nondestructive testing, and material science. This is why our title is introduction to the mathematics of medical imaging instead of introduction to the mathematics of xray tomography. X ray computed tomography has advanced significantly over recent years, both in terms of spatial resolution and image acquisition time. The books scope includes 2d and 3d xray imaging techniques from softxray to megavoltage energies, including computed tomography, fluoroscopy, dental imaging and small animal imaging, with several chapters dedicated to breast imaging techniques. Research objective utilize advanced 3d imaging and data. Xray tomography in material science eric maire, paul merle. A ct scan, or computed tomography scan formerly computerized axial tomography scan, or cat scan is a medical imaging procedure that uses computerprocessed combinations of many x ray measurements taken from different angles to produce crosssectional tomographic images virtual slices of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting. Workshop on the application of xray tomography in material science 1999. A practical material decomposition method for xray dual spectral computed tomography. This has opened the way for a plethora of in situ studies, capturing a wide range of phenomena from the very quick to processes, which take place over many months.
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