Table 2 Estimated image quality parameters for the different phase-contrast reconstructions.
From: High-resolution X-ray phase-contrast tomography of human placenta with different wavefront markers
Method | Resolution (\(\upmu \hbox {m}\)) | \(\sigma _{\alpha _x}\) (nrad) | \(\sigma _{\alpha _y}\)(nrad) | \(\sigma _{\rho _e}\)(#electrons/Å3) | CNR | NIQE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MBI (TAI) | 8.2 | 331.2 | 306.4 | 0.00152 | \(6.3\pm 1.3\) | 20.41 |
MBI (6x1000) | 7.7 | 428.2 | 369.0 | 0.00206 | \(5.8 \pm 1.1\) | 20.44 |
PBI | 5.1 | n.a. | n.a. | 0.00890 | \(3.0 \pm 0.7\) | 20.59 |