S Webb (ed.)

Webb's Physics of Medical Imaging

Herausgeber: Flower, M.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume reviews the scientific basis and physical principles underpinning imaging in medicine. The major imaging methods of x-radiology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and nuclear magnetic resonance are covered, and promising techniques are also considered.

Produktdetails

• Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 864
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 184mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 1690g
• ISBN-13: 9780750305730
• ISBN-10: 0750305738
• Artikelnr.: 21213158

Autorenporträt

About the EditorMaggie Flower was a senior lecturer in the Joint Department of Physics at the Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden Hospital (ICR/RMH) before taking early retirement. A fellow of the IPEM, Dr. Flower was also a joint leader of the ICR's Radioisotope Research Team and head of radioisotope imaging at RMH. Her research interests include the evaluation and development of quantitative radioisotope imaging techniques using SPECT and PET and the application of these imaging methods to a variety of clinical research projects.

Inhaltsangabe

In the Beginning: The Origins of Medical Imaging. Diagnostic Radiology with
X-Rays. X-Ray Transmission Computed Tomography. Clinical Applications of
X-Ray Computed Tomography in Radiotherapy Planning. Radioisotope Imaging.
Diagnostic Ultrasound. Spatially Localised Magnetic Resonance. Physical
Aspects of Infrared Imaging. Imaging of Tissue Electrical Impedance.
Optical Imaging. Mathematics of Image Formation and Image Processing.
Medical Image Processing. Perception and Interpretation of Images. Computer
Requirements of Imaging Systems. Multimodality Imaging. Epilogue. Index.