Abstract

Phase-contrast imaging, dark-field, and directional dark-field imaging are recent x ray imaging modalities that have been demonstrated to reveal different information and contrast from those provided by conventional x ray imaging. Access to these new types of images is currently limited because the acquisitions require coherent sources such as synchrotron radiation or complicated optical setups. This Letter demonstrates the possibility of efficiently performing phase-contrast, dark-field, and directional dark-field imaging on a low-coherence laboratory system equipped with a conventional x ray tube, using a simple, fast, and robust single-mask technique.

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