X射线相衬成像

本文介绍了近年来X射线位相衬度成像技术的发展状况,详细论述了X射线干涉相衬、衍射增强相衬,类同轴相衬和数字位相重构等几种典型的成像原理,讨论了影响成像衬度与分辨率的若干因素,并对位相成像的发展趋势作了展望。     

X射线相衬成像

本文介绍了近年来X射线位相衬度成像技术的发展状况，详细论述了X射线干涉相衬、衍射增强相衬，类同轴相衬和数字位相重构等几种典型的成像原理，讨论了影响成像衬度与分辨率的若干因素，并对位相成像的发展趋势作了展望。     

硬x射线同轴相衬成像的相位恢复

基于角谱的概念，分析了硬x射线同轴相衬成像过程，在传统相位恢复算法GS算法的基础上 ，提出了基于角谱传播的相位恢复算法——迭代角谱法（IASA），并利用数值法模拟研究了 相衬成像和相位恢复过程，从理论上验证了这一相位恢复算法. 关键词： 相位恢复 相位衬度 角谱 硬x射线     

利用定量相衬成像消除X射线同轴轮廓成像中散射的影响

在所有的相衬成像方法中，X射线同轴轮廓成像由于光路简单、不需要任何光学元件而备受关注.其缺点是无法直接消除散射的影响，从而限制了它在生物医学等领域中的应用.利用数字模拟方法研究了引入散射前后轮廓像的质量随样品到探测器距离的变化情况.模拟结果表明直接轮廓成像存在一个最佳成像距离，因而无法通过改变样品到探测器距离来减小散射的影响.利用定量相衬成像不受成像距离限制的特点，研究了远距离成像时散射的影响.结果表明，样品到探测器的距离增大到一个临界值时，散射对重构像的影响可降到一个极值，此时成像质量得到了明显改善. 关键词： 散射 X射线同轴轮廓成像 定量相衬成像     

复合组分材料的X射线定量相衬成像研究

对复合组分材料的应用和需求日益广泛,但如何精确地测量其定量结构信息仍是一个亟待解决的难题.建立了复合组分结构模型,利用X射线同轴相衬成像和相位恢复方法,分别进行了计算机模拟和实验研究,系统地分析了复合组分材料不同的密度差异对X射线相衬成像和相位恢复精度的影响以及噪声对定量相位恢复的影响.实验结果表明,利用X射线定量相衬...     

X射线衍射增强相衬成像的实验结果

报道了X射线衍射增强相衬成像的最新实验结果,简要论述了其原理,证明了衍射增强X射线相衬成像是一种高信噪比的成像方法,它比普通的X射线成像和层析(CT)具有高得多的分辨力,约为10μm,这在临床医学、材料科学及其它一些生物研究领域具有巨大的应用潜力。     

X射线相衬成像光子筛

基于 Zernike相衬成像原理和光瞳切趾原理,提出一种将相位板和切趾光子筛集成为一个相衬显微物镜的 X射线相衬成像光子筛的设计方法.这种 X射线相衬成像物镜可以实现生物体组织或者其他弱吸收材料的高分辨率和高衬度成像.通过优化光子筛透镜的衍射结构,可以抑制成像系统的点扩展函数的旁瓣和消除高阶衍射焦点,从而提高成像分辨率;另外,将光子筛透镜和变相板合为一体,克服了成像透镜和变相板难以对准的缺陷.以高斯切趾光子筛为例,实验验证了设计方法的可行性. 关键词： X射线显微技术 相衬成像 光瞳切趾 光子筛     

X射线相位成像的最佳衬度

根据Zernike相衬观察法的基本思想和Fresnel–Kirchhoff衍射理论,采用傅里叶变换和卷积处理,考虑到临床实际,利用振幅近似和相位缓变条件,将X射线经过生物组织产生的相位改变转换成强度分布.在所导出的理论公式的基础上,作出相位衬度和吸收衬度与物平面到像平面距离的关系曲线.分析得到X射线相位衬度成像的最佳物像距离,并通过微聚焦X射线成像装置对蟑螂成像的实验加以验证,其结果表明理论所预言的成像最佳位置符合度较高.     

空间相干与入射光子能量对临床类同轴X射线相衬成像影响

在临床实际应用中,X射线源是一个具有有限尺寸的多色光源.基于Fresnel-Kirchhoff衍射理论,考虑空间相干的影响,新的类同轴X射线相衬成像公式被导出.分别代表吸收效应与相位效应的吸收衬度传递函数和相位衬度传递函数从新公式得到.吸收衬度传递函数和相位衬度传递函数的曲线由Matlab给出,不同源半径的最佳成像位置也被计算.理论分析结果如下:1）当光源半径足够大时空间相干效应须被考虑,减小源半径可以增强相位效应|2）源半径与最佳成像位置间有确定关系,并在本文中给出|3）源尺寸效应对相位效应影响不是无限的|4）减小入射X射线光子能量将会显著增强相位效应,但不会对最佳成像位置有影响,因此,上述结论可以被拓展到多色光情况.为了验证理论结果,本文给出了对一个表面破损的光学玻璃微聚焦相衬成像的实验结果.其中一些实验结果与理论分析符合很好,但也有一些实验未达到预期,相关的解释文中也已给出.     

中能X射线光栅相衬显微成像分析及模拟

理论分析了基于相位光栅分数塔尔博特效应的X射线相衬显微成像原理,采用菲涅耳衍射公式推导出相位光栅在两个不同距离处的成像结果公式.然后建立一个水合蛋白质细胞模型,对成像系统进行了参数设计,得出1～2 keY的中能波段X射线是兼顾大景深和高成像衬度的最优选择.针对10μm厚的细胞模型,选取1.5 keY的中能X射线做模拟计...     

Simulation study of phase retrieval for hard X-ray in-line phase contrast imaging

X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) is a novel method that exploits the phase shift for the incident X-ray to form an image. For light elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, the phase-shift term can be up to 1000 times greater than the absorption term in the hard X-ray energy region. So XPCI has attracted much attention in recent years. Various methods for XPCI have been proposed and demonstrated on synchrotron devices and other X-ray sources[1―13], particularly the in-line metho…     

A variable-wavelength-based approach of phase retrieval for contrast transfer function based methods

X-ray phase-contrast imaging has emerged as an important method for improving contrast and sensitivity in the field of X-ray imaging. This increase in the sensitivity is attributed to the fact that, in the hard X-ray regime, the phase shift is more prominent as compared with the attenuation for materials having a low X-ray absorption coefficient. Among all the methods using the X-ray phase-contrast technique, in-line phase-contrast imaging scores over the other methods in terms of ease of implementation and efficient use of available X-ray flux. In order to retrieve the projected phase map of the object from the recorded intensity pattern, a large number of algorithms have been proposed. These algorithms generally use either the transport of intensity or contrast transfer function based approach for phase retrieval. In this paper it is proposed to use multiple wavelengths for phase retrieval using the contrast transfer function based formalism.     

A new method for information retrieval in two-dimensional grating-based X-ray phase contrast imaging

Grating-based X-ray phase contrast imaging has been demonstrated to be an extremely powerful phase-sensitive imaging technique.By using two-dimensional(2D) gratings,the observable contrast is extended to two refraction directions.Recently,we have developed a novel reverse-projection(RP) method,which is capable of retrieving the object information efficiently with one-dimensional(1D) grating-based phase contrast imaging.In this contribution,we present its extension to the 2D grating-based X-ray phase contrast imaging,named the two-dimensional reverseprojection(2D-RP) method,for information retrieval.The method takes into account the nonlinear contributions of two refraction directions and allows the retrieval of the absorption,the horizontal and the vertical refraction images.The obtained information can be used for the reconstruction of the three-dimensional phase gradient field,and for an improved phase map retrieval and reconstruction.Numerical experiments are carried out,and the results confirm the validity of the 2D-RP method.     

中子相衬层析成像方法

介绍了中子相衬和中子层析的工作原理，提出了中子相衬层析成像方法.这种方法兼备了相衬和层析的各自优点，不采用干涉术，能高分辨率地重构待测样品的三维空间位相分布，能测试和分辨吸收系数非常相近样品的空间结构. 关键词： 相衬 层析 中子相衬 中子层析     

Full field deformation measurement of centimeter sized objects using optical phase retrieval

Most papers in the field of optical phase retrieval either consider only the intensity (or amplitude) profile of the object under inspection (or scatterer location in the X-ray version), or a uniform tilt/rotation of the object beam. However, phase retrieval is able to recover the phase profile of the object (beam) as well, which theoretically makes the observable interference of phase retrieved object waves possible. In this paper we demonstrate this principle experimentally on centimeter sized deformable reflective objects (as large as 40 mm by 40 mm) and corresponding simulations are also presented. When the CCD camera is moved along the optical axis in the Fresnel region, the interference fringes of the displacement field have low contrast. On the other hand, when an imaging setup is built, and the camera moves near the image plane, high fringe contrast can be obtained. These fringes however suffer from some phase error. In our work the iterative modulus projection algorithm was used as a simply implementable phase retrieval method.     

Performance analysis of quantitative phase retrieval method in Zernike phase contrast X-ray microscopy

Since the invention of Zernike phase contrast method in 1930,it has been widely used in optical microscopy and more recently in X-ray microscopy.Considering the image contrast is a mixture of absorption and phase information,we recently have proposed and demonstrated a method for quantitative phase retrieval in Zernike phase contrast X-ray microscopy.In this contribution,we analyze the performance of this method at different photon energies.Intensity images of PMMA samples are simulated at 2.5 keV and 6.2 keV,respectively,and phase retrieval is performed using the proposed method.The results demonstrate that the proposed phase retrieval method is applicable over a wide energy range.For weakly absorbing features,the optimal photon energy is 2.5 keV,from the point of view of image contrast and accuracy of phase retrieval.On the other hand,in the case of strong absorption objects,a higher photon energy is preferred to reduce the error of phase retrieval.These results can be used as guidelines to perform quantitative phase retrieval in Zernike phase contrast X-ray microscopy with the proposed method.     

Quantitative phase retrieval in X‐ray Zernike phase contrast microscopy

In recent years, increasing attention has been devoted to X‐ray phase contrast imaging, since it can provide high‐contrast images by using phase variations. Among the different existing techniques, Zernike phase contrast microscopy is one of the most popular phase‐sensitive techniques for investigating the fine structure of the sample at high spatial resolution. In X‐ray Zernike phase contrast microscopy, the image contrast is indeed a mixture of absorption and phase contrast. Therefore, this technique just provides qualitative information on the object, which makes the interpretation of the image difficult. In this contribution, an approach is proposed for quantitative phase retrieval in X‐ray Zernike phase contrast microscopy. By shifting the phase of the direct light by π/2 and 3π/2, two images of the same object are measured successively. The phase information of the object can then be quantitatively retrieved by a proper combination of the measured images. Numerical experiments were carried out and the results confirmed the feasibility of the proposed method. It is expected that the proposed method will find widespread applications in biology, materials science and so on.     

A spatial domain constraint iterative phase retrieval method for the propagation based X ray phase contrast imaging

Based on the propagation X ray phase contrast imaging theory, a spatial domain constraint iterative phase retrieval method is described in detail. This algorithm limits the object spatial domain according to the actual sample size firstly, and modify the image plane data with the actual test data, then the iteration can be terminated until iteration precision or the number of iterations meet the preset requirements. Finally the numerical simulation is made to evaluate the rapid phase retrieval algorithm performance, and a real column fiber material experiment is carried out using a micro focus X ray phase contrast imaging experiment platform, the phase distribution image of the column fiber is calculated out by this algorithm. The results show that this phase retrieval algorithm is effective, and the method has a potential stability and accuracy for X ray phase contrast imaging technology.     

Elemental x-ray imaging using Zernike phase contrast

We develop an element-specific x-ray microscopy method by using Zernike phase contrast imaging near absorption edges, where a real part of refractive index changes abruptly. In this method two phase contrast images are subtracted to obtain the target element: one is at the absorption edge of the target element and the other is near the absorption edge. The x-ray exposure required by this method is expected to be significantly lower than that of conventional absorption-based x-ray elemental imaging methods. Numerical calculations confirm the advantages of this highly efficient imaging method.     

Development of neutron spin phase contrast imaging

We present an imaging technique utilizing a neutron spin interferometer. Neutron spin phase contrast is achieved in spatial resolved measurements of the phase difference between two superposed neutron spin states introduced by passing through a magnetic sample. Since the phase difference of spin states parallel and anti-parallel to the magnetic field is proportional to the magnetic field integral, it is possible to record images of the internal magnetic field distribution of the sample. Taking advantage of high transmission probabilities, neutron spin phase contrast provides non-destructive images of internal magnetic structures.