Medical imaging

Infrared thermography is a fast and non-invasive technology that provides a map of the temperature distribution on the body's surface.

From the essential background physics and radiobiology to the latest imaging and treatment modalities, the updated second edition of Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics: Theory & Practice covers all aspects of the subject.

This impressive dictionary/handbook presents the nomenclature characteristic of nuclear medicine, explaining the meaning and current usage of a large variety of terms.

A unique, easy-to-use, and definitive guide to diagnostic spine imagingAuthored by renowned neuro-radiologist Steven P.

This book reviews the state of the art in deep learning approaches to high-performance robust disease detection, robust and accurate organ segmentation in medical image computing (radiological and pathological imaging modalities), and the construction and mining of large-scale radiology databases.

This superbly illustrated atlas serves as a basic introduction to contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), a breakthrough functional breast imaging modality, which is rapidly growing.

A comprehensive overview of all aspects of investigation of the newborn baby with a potential neurological problem.

This book, built on the latest internationally recognized classification system to which the volume editor contributed, offers a unique and comprehensive reference guide to the clinical presentation, characteristics and proper treatment of the wide spectrum of congenital malformations of the inner ear (IEM).

Completely up to date with the latest examination changes, Get Through First FRCR: MCQs for the Physics Module offers a valuable insight into the new Physics module of the First FRCR examination.

The quintessential study prep for the gastrointestinal section on the ABR core examPreparing for the American Board of Radiology core exam can be stressful and at times overwhelming, given the magnitude of current review material.

Equine MRI is a unique, comprehensive guide to MRI in the horse.

Improve your ability to perform and interpret emergency ultrasound exams with this unique pocket atlasFeaturing more than 400 ultrasound images, dozens of illustrations, and concise, bulleted text, Pocket Atlas of Emergency Ultrasound allows you to instantly compare and contrast your real-time images with those identified here.

This book is a comprehensive guide to imaging as a crucial part of the multidisciplinary approach to head and neck cancer management.

Recent years have seen a marked increase in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) imaging, with the technique now integrated into many imaging guidelines, such as those published by ESC and NICE.

This reference documents state-of-the-art trends and advancements in the utilization imaging modalities for the analysis of bones and their surrounding soft tissues, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels.

Praxisbuch für Medizinisches Fachpersonal in einer gastroenterologischen Schwerpunktpraxis

Da der Bereich Gastroenterologie in der Ausbildung nur gestreift wird, müssen Medizinische Fachangestellte und Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegerinnen, die in einer gastroenterologischen Praxis oder Klinik arbeiten möchten, ihr Wissen durch "learning by doing" und mit Hilfe von Weiterbildungen erwerben.

In the three years since publication of the first edition, venous interventions have increased to the point that they now constitute up to 75% of a typical day's procedures in most vascular and interventional radiology practices.

A generously illustrated book with a concise approach to pediatric radiology, and a unique pathology-based structure.

The second, updated edition of Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women offers the reader evidence-based knowledge to support the care of older patients with breast cancer.

A State-of-the-Art Guide to Biomedical Engineering and Design Fundamentals and ApplicationsThe two-volume Biomedical Engineering and Design Handbook, Second Edition, offers unsurpassed coverage of the entire biomedical engineering field, including fundamental concepts, design and development processes, and applications.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to current state-of-the-art auto-segmentation approaches used in radiation oncology for auto-delineation of organs-of-risk for thoracic radiation treatment planning.

By showing us the human brain at work, PET (positron emission tomography) scans are subtly--and sometimes not so subtly--transforming how we think about our minds.

An introductory and advanced reference for electromyography (EMG), explaining anatomic, physiologic, pathologic, and electrical concepts necessary to use EMG.

A detailed, pattern-based approach to abdominal imaging interpretationDiagnostic Abdominal Imaging provides a comprehensive review of abdominal diseases based on pattern recognition.

The purpose of this series of volumes is to present a comprehensive view of the complications that result from the use of acceptable diagnostic and therapeutic proce- dures.

This book reports the majority of lectures given during the NATO Advanced Study Institute ASI-982440, which was held at the European Scienti?

Automatic image analysis has become an important tool in many fields of biology, medicine, and other sciences.

Written for the clinician, Cone Beam Computed Tomography helps the reader understand how CBCT machines operate, perform advanced diagnosis using CT data, have a working knowledge of CBCT-related treatment planning for specific clinical tasks, and integrate these new technologies in daily practice.

An introduction to Neuroimaging and Neurophysiology in Psychiatry, this book explains the basic physics and physiology behind the main techniques of neuroimaging, including MRI and PET, and non-invasive neurophysiology.

The field of medical imaging has been revolutionized by new techniques in powerful computations, image processing, and modalities such as Computer-Aided Tomography (CAT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), among others.

Breast MRI has emerged as a valuable adjunct to the conventional imaging modalities in the detection of primary and recurrent breast cancer.

Radiation dosimetry has made great progress in the last decade, mainly because radiation therapy is much more widely used.

Access interactive cases on musculoskeletal imaging for the best board review possible!

All the gamuts pertaining to orthopaedics and rheumatology have been excerpted from Reeder and Felson's Gamuts in Radiology, the world's best known, most trusted, and most comprehensive guide to radiologic differential diagnosis.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a rapidly developing field in basic applied science and clinical practice.

A detailed compilation of the latest research and recommendations for the diagnosis and assessment of esophageal disorders, this reference delves into a wide range of applications and technologies currently utilized in the field including radiology, endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasonography, manometry, ambulatory manometry, pH testing, catheter-free pH testing, bilitec monitoring, and impedance plethysmography.

Designed in a small-format for practical reading and point-of-care setting use, this work presents the most up-to-date concepts on breast diseases.

The idea that a long-lived form of spin order, namely singlet order, can be prepared from nuclear spin magnetisation first emerged in 2004.

Although distant metastases are the most dreaded situation in the evolution of cancer of every organ, the medical literature has surprisingly given little attention to the anatomical relationship between the primary tumor and metastasic sites.

Basic knowledge of radiology is essential for medical students regardless of the specialty they plan to enter.

The handbook comprehensively covers the field of inorganic photochemistry from the fundamentals to the main applications.

Low Energy Particle Accelerator-Based Technologies and Their Applications describes types of low energy accelerators, presents some of the main manufacturers, illustrates some of the accelerator laboratories around the globe and shows examples of successful transfers of accelerators to needed laboratories.

This book examines the use of biomedical signal processing-EEG, EMG, and ECG-in analyzing and diagnosing various medical conditions, particularly diseases related to the heart and brain.

In view of better results expected from examination of medical datasets (images) with hybrid (integration of thresholding and segmentation) image processing methods, this work focuses on implementation of possible hybrid image examination techniques for medical images.

In spite of great improvements in prehospital, critical care, and surgical management, traumatic brain injury is still a leading cause of death and disability resulting in great socioeconomic burden.

This second edition is adheres to the guiding principles of the first edition while serving as a useful and up to date manual on the theory, performance and application of CCTA.

This volume presents pedagogical content to understand theoretical and practical aspects of diagnostic imaging techniques.

The text presents concepts of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) in solving real world biomedical and healthcare problems.