Medical Imaging
Subtitle: Principles and Practices
Contributors: Bronzino, Joseph D.; Peterson, Donald R.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 445
ISBN-13: 9781439871034
Description: The discovery of x-ray, as a landmark event, enabled us to see the "invisible," opening a new era in medical diagnostics. More importantly, it offered a unique undestanding around the interaction of electromagnetic signal with human tissue and the utility of its selective absorption, scattering, diffusion, and reflection as a tool for understanding the physiology, evolution of disease, and therapy. With contributions from world-class experts, Medical Imaging: Principles and Practices offers a review of key imaging modalities with established clinical utilization and examples of quantitative to.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Contents; Introduction; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1; title: Mammography; Chapter 2; title: Computed Tomography; Chapter 3; title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Chapter 4; title: Nuclear Medicine; Chapter 5; title: Ultrasound; Chapter 6; title: Magnetic Resonance Microscopy; Chapter 7; title: Positron-Emission Tomography; Chapter 8; title: Electrical Impedance Tomography; Chapter 9; title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Atherosclerosis; Chapter 10; title: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Chapter 11; title: MRI of Myocardial Deformations: Imaging and Modeling; Chapter 12; title: MRI for OA Diagnosis and Drug Development; title: Chapter 13; title: Utility of PET in Pharmaceutical DevelopmentChapter 14; title: Medical Image Search; Back Cover;