Medical Imaging Methods Recent Trends /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Medical physics.; Radiation.; Radiology.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Diagnostic Radiology.

This book provides insights into current radiology practices in diagnostic imaging, discussing specific features of individual imaging techniques, such as sensitivity, specificity and accuracy and signal-to-noise ratio. It includes chapters on various established imaging methods as well as emerging...

Table of Contents:

• X-ray imaging (CT, fluoroscopy and radiography) - benefits and risks
• Advances in ultrasound imaging
• Advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Magnetic resonance spectroscopic (MRS) analysis in brain tumors
• Optical stimulation of acoustic signals - photoacoustic imaging
• LASER light modulation by ultrasound - acousto-photonic imaging
• Advances in nuclear medicine imaging
• Electron paramagnetic resonance imaging - solo and orchestra
• Ethical issues in medical imaging methods.