03029oam 2200433 450 991074119720332120190911103512.01-4614-7073-010.1007/978-1-4614-7073-1(OCoLC)841263574(MiFhGG)GVRL6WRP(EXLCZ)99267000000036997920130228d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrMedical imaging technology /Mark A. Haidekker1st ed. 2013.New York :Springer,2013.1 online resource (ix, 130 pages) illustrationsSpringerBriefs in Physics,2191-5423"ISSN: 2191-5423."1-4614-7072-2 Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-125) and index.Introduction -- X-ray Projection Imaging -- Computed Tomography -- Nuclear Imaging -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Ultrasound Imaging -- Trends in Medical Imaging Technology -- References -- Index.Biomedical imaging is a relatively young discipline that started with Conrad Wilhelm Roentgen’s discovery of the x-ray in 1895. X-ray imaging was rapidly adopted in hospitals around the world. However, it was the advent of computerized data and image processing that made revolutionary new imaging modalities possible. Today, cross-sections and three-dimensional reconstructions of the organs inside the human body is possible with unprecedented speed, detail and quality. This book provides an introduction into the principles of image formation of key medical imaging modalities: X-ray projection imaging, x-ray computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound imaging, and radionuclide imaging. Recent developments in optical imaging are also covered. For each imaging modality, the introduction into the physical principles and sources of contrast is provided, followed by the methods of image formation, engineering aspects of the imaging devices, and a discussion of strengths and limitations of the modality. With this book, the reader gains a broad foundation of understanding and knowledge how today’s medical imaging devices operate. In addition, the chapters in this book can serve as an entry point for the in-depth study of individual modalities by providing the essential basics of each modality in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand manner. As such, this book is equally attractive as a textbook for undergraduate or graduate biomedical imaging classes and as a reference and self-study guide for more specialized in-depth studies.SpringerBriefs in physics.Diagnostic imagingDiagnostic imaging.616.07/54Haidekker Mark Aauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut858474MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910741197203321Medical Imaging Technology3553013UNINA