The present invention relates to differential phase-contrast imaging of an object (108). When reconstructing image information from differential phase-contrast image data, streak- like artefacts (502) may occur. The artefacts (502) may substantially reduce legibility of reconstructed image data. Accordingly, it may be beneficial for removing or at least suppressing said artefacts (502). Thus, a method (400) for regularized phase retrieval in phase-contrast imaging is provided comprising receiving (402) differential phase-contrast image data of an object (108)； generating (404) reconstructed image data of an object (108) and presenting (406) reconstructed image data of the object (108). The differential phase-contrast image and the reconstructed image data comprise a two-dimensional data structure having a first dimension and a second dimension. Generating reconstructed image data comprises integration of image data in one of the first dimension and the second dimension of the data structure. A gradient operator is determined in the other one of the first dimension and second dimension of the data structure and the data structure is employed for reconstructing image data resulting in a reduction of artefacts (500) within the reconstructed image data.
