Buch, Englisch, 514 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1590 g
Buch, Englisch, 514 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1590 g
ISBN: 978-0-471-38226-3
Verlag: Wiley
Provides the necessary tools to work with the physical principles, equipment, and procedures used in diagnostic imaging, as well as appreciate the capabilities and limitations of the technologies.
* Comprehensive and accessible to all those needing a manageable book on modern medical imaging.
* Completely up-to-date, with coverage of topic such as digital x-ray imagers, digital fluoroscopy, Doppler ultrasound, functional MRI, and helical scanning.
* Includes chapter summaries, questions, and problems, as well as sidebars highlighting historical aspects and key facts and concepts, in addition to more than 200 new figures.
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Preface.
Preface to the First Edition.
Acknowledgments.
Imaging in Medicine.
Structure of Matter.
Radioactive Decay.
Interactions of Radiation.
Production of X Rays.
Radiation Quantity and Quality.
Interaction of X and y Rays in the Body.
Radiation Detectors for Quantitative Measurement.
Accumulation and Analysis of Nuclear Data.
Computers and Image Networking.
Probability and Statistics.
Instrumentation for Nuclear Imaging.
Radiography.
Fluoroscopy.
Computed Tomography.
Influences of Image Quality.
Analytic Description of Image Quality.
Visual Perception.
Ultrasound Waves.
Ultrasound Transducers.
Ultrasound Instrumentation.
Doppler Effect.
Fundamentals of Magnetic Resonance.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Instrumentation, Bioeffects, and Site Planning.
Experimental Radiobiology.
Human Radiobiology.
Protection from External Sources of Radiation.
Protection from Internal Sources of Radiation.
Future Developments in Medical Imaging.
Appendix I: Review of Mathematics.
Appendix II: Fourier Transform.
Appendix III: Multiples and Prefixes.
Appendix IV: Masses in Atomic Mass Units for Neutral Atoms of Stable Nuclides and a Few Unstable Nuclides.
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.
