同步辐射相位衬度成像医学应用初探

Initial studies of synchrotron radiation phase-contrast imaging in the field of medicine

近年来,相位衬度成像技术医学领域应用的发展引人瞩目.同步辐射相位衬度成像无须使用对比剂就能显示传统X射线无法显示的肌腱、软骨、韧带、脂肪、血管及神经等软组织.文章作者应用包括类同轴相衬成像和衍射增强成像在内的相位衬度成像技术进行了肝胆、肺脏、肾脏、胃肠道、心脏、血管、骨关节组织与肿瘤成像,证实了同步辐射相位衬度成像较传统X射线成像图像清晰,分辩率明显提高,特别适用于软组织、血管等的成像.

Recently, research on using X-ray phase information in medicine has been growing remarkably fast. Phase-contrast imaging with synchrotron radiation can reveal inner soft tissues such as tendons, cartilage, ligaments, adipose tissue, vessels and nerves without a contrast agent. We have visualized the liver, bile duct, lung, kidney, stomach and intestine, heart, blood vessel, bone and arthrosis, and tumor tissues using ＂in--line＂ phase contrast imaging and diffraction--enhanced imaging. It is seen that the synchrotron radiation graphs show much higher resolution. This method is especially suitable for studying soft tissue structure and blood vessels.