Diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging of mammals crystalline lens

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Vol. 238; no. 1-4; pp. 28 - 31
• Main Authors: Antunes, A., Hönnicke, M.G., Safatle, A.M.V., Cusatis, C., Moraes Barros, P.S., Morelhão, S.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01-08-2005
• Subjects: Cataract; Diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging; Mammals crystalline lenses; Cataract; Mammals crystalline lenses; 42.66.Ct; 87.59.Bh; Diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging; 07.85.Q; 87.59.−e
• ISSN: 0168-583X; 1872-9584
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.06.013

Crystalline lenses are transparent biological materials where the organization of the lens fibers can also be affected by changes at molecular level, and therefore the structure and morphology of the tissue can be correlated to the loss of transparency of the lens. In this work, internal structure of mammal lenses regarding the long-range ordering of the fibers are investigated by diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging (DEI) radiography. Moreover, DEI and absorption X-ray synchrotron radiographs for healthy and cataractous crystalline lenses are compared. Significant differences in healthy and cataractous crystalline lenses are observed.