| dc.description.abstract | X-ray Diffraction Tensor Tomography is an emerging imaging technique to study the mineralogy and orientation of crystallites at a microscale level. In the work presented in this thesis, we have tested an algorithm developed for this kind of reconstruction on a gallbladder stone. Additionally, we have compared the Tensor Tomography reconstruction with a Propagation Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography reconstruction, which provides a high-resolution morphological map of the stone's structure. The combination of the two techniques enabled us to investigate the orientation of the cholesterol monohydrate crystals that form the gallstone in relation to its morphology. | |
