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Illinois Institute of Technology

Moumen O Hasnah

Leroy Dean Chapman

Zhong Zhong

Klaus E Kuettner

Etta Pisano

Oral Oltulu

R Eugene Johnston

William Craig Thomlinson

Carol Muehleman

Dale Sayers

Juergen Mollenhauer

Matthias Aurich

A method for detecting a mass density image of an object. An x-ray beam is transmitted through the object and a transmitted beam is emitted from the object. The transmitted beam is directed at an angle of incidence upon a crystal analyzer. A diffracted beam is emitted from the crystal analyzer onto a detector and digitized. A first image of the object is detected from the diffracted beam emitted from the crystal analyzer when positioned at a first angular position. A second image of the object is detected from the diffracted beam emitted from the crystal analyzer when positioned at a second angular position. The first image and the second image are combined mathematically to derive a mass density image of the object.

Method for detecting a mass density image of an object

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.

Diffraction enhanced x-ray imaging of articular cartilage

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Moumen O Hasnah