Advances in optical imaging for clinical medicine /

• Other Authors: Iftimia, Nicusor, Brugge, William R., Hammer, Daniel X.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2010]
• Series: Wiley series in biomedical engineering and multi-disciplinary integrated systems.
• Subjects: Diagnostic imaging.; Clinical medicine.; Diagnostic Imaging > trends.; Clinical Medicine > methods.; Diagnostic Imaging > methods.; Optical Devices > trends.; MEDICAL > Diagnosis.; MEDICAL > Diagnostic Imaging.; Electronic books.

This book provides students, teachers, researchers and clinicians with a strong and established source of information on advanced optical technologies that show real promise of being translated to clinical use.

Table of Contents:

• ADVANCES IN OPTICAL IMAGING FOR CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction to Optical Imaging in Clinical Medicine; 2 Traditional Imaging Modalities in Clinical Medicine; 3 Current Imaging Approaches and Further Imaging Needs in Clinical Medicine: A Clinician's Perspective; 4 Advances in Retinal Imaging; 5 Confocal Microscopy of Skin Cancers; 6 High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging in Gastroenterology; 7 High-Resolution Confocal Endomicroscopy for Gastrointestinal Cancer Detection; 8 High-Resolution Optical Imaging in Interventional Cardiology.