Introduction to Medical Imaging
Introduction to Medical Imaging
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GBPCovering the basics of X-rays, CT, PET, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and MRI, this textbook provides senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students with a broad introduction to medical imaging. Over 130 end-of-chapter exercises are included, in addition to solved example problems, which enable students to master the theory as well as providing them with the tools needed to solve more difficult problems. The basic theory, instrumentation and state-of-the-art techniques and applications are covered, bringing students immediately up-to-date with recent developments, such as combined computed tomography/positron emission tomography, multi-slice CT, four-dimensional ultrasound, and parallel imaging MR technology. Clinical examples provide practical applications of physics and engineering knowledge to medicine. Finally, helpful references to specialised texts, recent review articles, and relevant scientific journals are provided at the end of each chapter, making this an ideal textbook for a one-semester course in medical imaging.
- Covers the basics of X-rays, CT, PET, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and MRI
- Includes state-of-the-art concepts and theory, plus future prospects for the field
- Provides clinical examples, solved problems with numerical solutions, and end-of-chapter homework problems to aid understanding
Reviews & endorsements
'This is an excellently prepared textbook for a senior/first year graduate level course. It explains physical concepts in an easily understandable manner. In addition, a problem set is included after each chapter. Very few books on the market today have this choice. I would definitely use it for teaching a medical imaging class at USC.' K. Kirk Shung, University of Southern California
'I have anxiously anticipated the release of this book and will use it with both students and trainees.' Michael B. Smith, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
'An excellent and approachable text for both undergraduate and graduate students.' Richard Magin, University of Illinois at Chicago
'Introduction to Medical Imaging is a nice introduction textbook for courses on biomedical imaging, especially for clinical applications.' Guiren Wang, University of South Carolina
Product details
November 2010Hardback
9780521190657
298 pages
254 × 194 × 18 mm
0.88kg
217 b/w illus. 10 tables 137 exercises
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Table of Contents
- 1. General image characteristics, data acquisition and image reconstruction
- 2. X-ray planar radiology and computed tomography
- 3. Nuclear medicine: planar scintigraphy, SPECT and PET/CT
- 4. Ultrasound imaging
- 5. Magnetic resonance imaging.
