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Fundamentals of Medical Imaging

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Fundamentals of Medical Imaging

Author:   Paul Suetens
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780521519151


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   06 August 2009
Format:   Hardback
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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.

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Author:   Paul Suetens
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9780521519151


ISBN 10:   0521519152
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   06 August 2009
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction to digital image processing; 2. Radiography; 3. X-ray computed tomography; 4. Magnetic resonance imaging; 5. Nuclear medicine imaging; 6. Ultrasound imaging; 7. Medical imaging analysis; 8. Visualization for diagnosis and therapy; Exercises; Bibliography; Index.

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Paul Suetens is Professor of Medical Imaging and Image Processing, Chairman of the Medical Imaging Centre at the University Hospital Leuven, and Head of the Division for Image and Speech Processing at the Department of Electrical Engineering of K. U. Leuven, Belgium.

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