Simulated low-dose dark-field radiography for detection of COVID-19 pneumonia

• Rafael C. Schick ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: rafael.schick@tum.de

  ¶‡ RCS and HB authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share first authorship. DP and FP authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share senior authorship

  Affiliations Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics & School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7650-7009

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• Henriette Bast ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ RCS and HB authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share first authorship. DP and FP authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share senior authorship

  Affiliations Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics & School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

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• Manuela Frank,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics & School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-0694

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• Theresa Urban,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics & School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0352-8180

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• Thomas Koehler,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Philips Research, Hamburg, Germany, Munich Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1986-0057

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• Florian T. Gassert,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4126-462X

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• Andreas P. Sauter,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

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• Bernhard Renger,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany

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• Alexander A. Fingerle,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen, Münsterlingen, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6602-1360

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• Alexandra Karrer,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

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• Marcus R. Makowski,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany

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• Daniela Pfeiffer ,

  Roles Supervision

  ¶‡ RCS and HB authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share first authorship. DP and FP authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share senior authorship

  Affiliations Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany, Munich Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany

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• Franz Pfeiffer

  Roles Supervision

  ¶‡ RCS and HB authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share first authorship. DP and FP authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share senior authorship

  Affiliations Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics & School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany, Munich Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany

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