SOFT-TISSUE MACRO-RADIOGRAPHY

Multiple-image radiography for human soft tissue.

Conventional radiography only provides a measure of the X-ray attenuation caused by an object; thus, it is insensitive to other inherent informative effects, such as refraction. Furthermore, conventional radiographs are degraded by X-ray scatter that can obscure important details of the object being imaged. The novel X-ray technology diffraction-enhanced imaging (DEI) has recently allowed the v...

Soft Tissue Studies In Small Animal Radiography

Considerations in Detecting Soft Tissue Calcifications on Panoramic Radiography

Head and neck soft tissues calcifications can result from physiological or pathological mineralization. Some of these calcifications may be found on panoramic radiography because of their proximity to the focal trough and their superimposition over hard and soft tissue structures. Such radiographic images are common and create a diagnostic challenge. Differentiation of these entities can be don...

Macro and Micro Soft-Tissue Biomechanics and Tissue Damage: Application in Surgical Robotics

Accurate knowledge of biomechanical characteristics of tissues is essential for developing realistic computer-based surgical simulators incorporating haptic feedback, as well as for the design of surgical robots and tools. Most past and current biomechanical research is focused on soft and hard anatomical structures that are subject to physiological loading while testing the organs in situ. Int...

Evaluation of soft-tissue foreign bodies: comparing conventional plain film radiography, computed radiography printed on film, and computed radiography displayed on a computer workstation.

OBJECTIVE The study was performed to evaluate detection of soft-tissue foreign bodies using conventional radiography (film-screen radiography), computed radiography printed on films (computed radiography-hard copy), and computed radiography displayed on a computer workstation (computed radiography-soft copy). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fifteen foreign bodies of different size, shape, and compositio...