Main description:

This book introduces the fundamental aspects of digital imaging and covers four main themes: ultrasound techniques and imaging applications, magnetic resonance and MPJ in hospital, digital imaging with X-rays, and emission tomography (PET and SPECT).

Each topic is developed by analyzing the underlying physics principles and their implementation, quality and safety aspects, clinical performance, and recent advancements in the field.

Contents:

Preface. List of participants. Photographs.
General imaging and ultrasound principle.
Fundamental aspects of Digital Imaging; K.-F. Kamm.-
Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Principle of magnetic resonance; M. O. Leach. Nuclear magnetic resonance; E. Hilbrand. MRI-Quality assurance; F. Lazeyras. Advanced MRI applications; J. R. Alger. Physiological and functional MRI; J. R. Alger. Applications of clinical magnetic resonance spectroscopy; J. R. Alger. Clinical MRI; A. Alimenti.-
Ultrasound Imaging.
Basic principles of ultrasound; T. Robinson. Ultrasound transducer; F. Bertora. Ultrasonic Doppler modes; P. Tortoli. Ultrasound contrast agents; C. Cachard. Speckle formation, analysis and processing applied to ultrasound tissue characterization; J. M. Thijssen. Performance testing of medical echo/Doppler equipment; J. M. Thijssen. Ultrasonic elastography; R. Souchon. Ultrasound and therapy; C. Lafon. Ultrasound image post-processing; O. Basset. Intravascular imaging; N. De Jong. Early, recent and future applications of echocardiography; N. De Jong.-
Nuclear Medicine Techniques.
Isotopes in medicine; G.-J. Beyer. Electronic signal processing for medical imaging; R. Turchetta. Emission tomography; R. J. Ott. Data acquisition and processing in radioisotope imaging; R. J. Ott. Evaluation of Image quality; P. F. Sharp. Advances in PET and SPECT; A. Todd-Pokropek. Positron emission tomography application to drug development and research; P. A. Salvadori.-
Digital Imaging.
Physical principles of mammography; D. R. Dance. Computed tomography; I. Castellano. Image reconstruction algorithms in positron emission tomography; C. Comtat. Quality control in mammography; A. Noel. Patient dose in diagnostic radiology; A. Noel.