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- Title
Visualization of microvessels by angiography using inverse-Compton scattering X-rays in animal models.
- Authors
Toshiharu Fujii; Naoto Fukuyama; Chiharu Tanaka; Yoshimori Ikeya; Yoshiro Shinozaki; Toshiaki Kawai; Takuji Atsumi; Takashi Shiraishi; Eiichi Sato; Ryunosuke Kuroda; Hiroyuki Toyokawa; Kawakatsu Yamada; Yuji Ikari; Hidezo Mori
- Abstract
The fundamental performance of microangiography has been evaluated using the S-band linac-based inverse-Compton scattering X-ray (iCSX) method to determine how many photons would be required to apply iCSX to human microangiography. ICSX is characterized by its quasi-monochromatic nature and small focus size which are fundamental requirements for microangiography. However, the current iCSX source does not have sufficient flux for microangiography in clinical settings. It was determined whether S-band compact linac-based iCSX can visualize small vessels of excised animal organs, and the amount of X-ray photons required for real time microangiography in clinical settings was estimated. The iCSX coupled with a high-gain avalanche rushing amorphous photoconductor camera could visualize a resolution chart with only a single iCSX pulse of 3 ps duration; the resolution was estimated to be 500 mm. The iCSX coupled with an X-ray cooled charge-coupled device image sensor camera visualized seventh-order vascular branches (80 mm in diameter) of a rabbit ear by accumulating the images for 5 and 30 min, corresponding to irradiation of 3000 and 18000 iCSX pulses, respectively. The S-band linac-based iCSX visualized microvessels by accumulating the images. An iCSX source with a photon number of 3.6 × 10³-5.4 × 104 times greater than that used in this study may enable visualizing microvessels of human fingertips even in clinical settings.
- Subjects
X-ray diffraction; INVERSE Compton scattering; ANGIOGRAPHY; LIGHT scattering; IMAGE sensors; PHOTONS
- Publication
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 6, p1327
- ISSN
0909-0495
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1107/S1600577514017500