Synchrotron X-ray Radiation (SXR) in Medical Imaging: Current Status and Future Prospects
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Abstract
Synchrotron X-ray radiation (SXR) has been widely studied to explore the structure of matter. Recently, there has been an intense focus on the medical application of SXR in imaging. This review is intended to explore the latest applications of SXR in medical imaging and to shed light on the advantages and drawbacks of this modality. The article highlights the latest developments in other fields that can greatly enhance the capability and applicability of SXR. The potentials of using machine and deep learning (DL)-based methods to generate synthetic images to use in regular clinics along with the use of photon counting X-ray detectors for spectral medical imaging with SXR are also discussed.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging · Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications · Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
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Affiliations
Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Tamal Research Group, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Medical Physics Section, Medical Imaging Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam 32252, Saudi Arabia
Funding
Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia
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