TY - BOOK AU - Suetens,Paul TI - Fundamentals of medical imaging SN - 9780511596803 (ebook) AV - RC78.7.D53 S84 2009 U1 - 616.07/54 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Diagnostic imaging KW - Mathematics KW - Medical physics N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Introduction to digital image processing -- Radiography -- X-ray computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Nuclear medicine imaging -- Ultrasound imaging -- Medical image analysis -- Visualization for diagnosis and therapy N2 - Fundamentals of Medical Imaging, second edition, is an invaluable technical introduction to each imaging modality, explaining the mathematical and physical principles and giving a clear understanding of how images are obtained and interpreted. Individual chapters cover each imaging modality - radiography, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine and ultrasound - reviewing the physics of the signal and its interaction with tissue, the image formation or reconstruction process, a discussion of image quality and equipment, clinical applications and biological effects and safety issues. Subsequent chapters review image analysis and visualization for diagnosis, treatment and surgery. New to this edition: • Appendix of questions and answers • New chapter on 3D image visualization • Advanced mathematical formulae in separate text boxes • Ancillary website containing 3D animations: www.cambridge.org/suetens • Full colour illustrations throughout Engineers, clinicians, mathematicians and physicists will find this an invaluable aid in understanding the physical principles of imaging and their clinical applications UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511596803 ER -