Phase-contrast X-ray imagingPhase-contrast X-ray imaging or phase-sensitive X-ray imaging is a general term for different technical methods that use information concerning changes in the phase of an X-ray beam that passes through an object in order to create its images. Standard X-ray imaging techniques like radiography or computed tomography (CT) rely on a decrease of the X-ray beam's intensity (attenuation) when traversing the sample, which can be measured directly with the assistance of an X-ray detector.
Quantitative phase-contrast microscopyFORCETOC Quantitative phase contrast microscopy or quantitative phase imaging are the collective names for a group of microscopy methods that quantify the phase shift that occurs when light waves pass through a more optically dense object. Translucent objects, like a living human cell, absorb and scatter small amounts of light. This makes translucent objects much easier to observe in ordinary light microscopes. Such objects do, however, induce a phase shift that can be observed using a phase contrast microscope.
Phase-contrast imagingPhase-contrast imaging is a method of that has a range of different applications. It measures differences in the refractive index of different materials to differentiate between structures under analysis. In conventional light microscopy, phase contrast can be employed to distinguish between structures of similar transparency, and to examine crystals on the basis of their double refraction. This has uses in biological, medical and geological science.
Microscope à contraste de phasethumb|Photographie d'un cellule épithéliale de joue vue par un Microscope à contraste de phase Le microscope à contraste de phase est un microscope qui exploite les changements de phase d'une onde lumineuse traversant un échantillon. Cet instrument fut développé par le physicien hollandais Frederik Zernike dans les années 1930, ce qui lui valut le prix Nobel de physique en 1953. Emilie Bleeker, physicienne reconnue pour le développement d'instruments, est la première à mettre le microscope à contraste de phase en utilisation.
