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The Biomedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) beamlines at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) comprise a multi-modality synchrotron imaging facility capable of imaging objects with 2–200 μm resolution with beam sizes up to ~200 mm wide and ~10 mm high in the experimental hutches [1–3]. BMIT hosts two beamlines, a bend magnet 05B1-1 and an insertion device 05ID-2, with capabilities to apply absorption imaging, in-line phase contrast imaging (PCI), analyzer-based imaging (ABI) or diffraction-enhanced imaging (DEI), and K-Edge Subtraction (KES) imaging. Talbot or grating interferometry is under development. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article cites a case of a 5-month-old girl who was diagnosed with subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy or Leigh disease. She was presented with failure to thrive, developmental regression, visual inattention, and nystagmus. The patient had transient episodes of stiffening of the arms and legs, and arching of the back. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy were performed.

The article reports on research which was conducted to investigate whether diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging would be effective in imaging the distal radius and would be a useful approach for visualizing the architecture of the trabecular bone. Researchers imaged human bone and tissue specimens. They found that diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging was an effective approach which improved visualization of bone architecture.