We propose a new method to obtain surface holographic images at an ato
mic level by inversion of angle-resolved electron-energy-loss data. Th
e diffraction information is contained in the intensity of a core loss
peak measured in fixed directions as a function of the primary beam e
nergy. The results obtained for the model system Ni(111)-p(2 x 2)-K sh
ow that our method is valid and promising.