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Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Riccardo Guzzardi

    1. Nuclear Imaging Division, C.N.R., Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series E: (NSSE, volume 119)

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Table of contents (77 chapters)

  1. X-Ray Computed Tomography

    1. The Accurate 3-D Reconstruction of the Geometric Configuration of Vascular Trees from X-Ray Recordings

      • D. J. Hawkes, A. C. F. Colchester, C. R. Mol
      Pages 250-256

    2. Application of Computer-Tomography in Industrial Problems

      • A. Kettschau, J. Goebbels
      Pages 257-259

  2. Ultrasound Imaging: Current Trends and Clinical Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. Basic Principles and Advanced Technological Aspects of Ultrasound Imaging

      • Leonardo Masotti
      Pages 263-317

    3. Phased Array Acoustic Imaging Systems

      • H. Edward Karrer
      Pages 318-339

    4. Ultrasounds in Cardiology: Recent Results, Limitations and Future Needs

      • Alessandro Distante, Eugenio Picano, Elena Moscarelli
      Pages 340-356

    5. Advanced Applications of Ultrasound Imaging in Internal Medicine: Results, Limitations and Future Needs

      • Licinio Angelini
      Pages 357-360

    6. Future Directions in Ultrasound Imaging: A Critical Evaluation

      • P. N. T. Wells
      Pages 361-375

    7. Discussion Summary

      • Riccardo Guzzardi
      Pages 376-377

    8. High Resolution Medical Ultrasound: Applications in Rheumatology and Dermatology

      • P. A. Payne
      Pages 378-381

  3. General Problems I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 383-383
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    2. Digital Archiving of Medical Images

      • D. Kaplan
      Pages 385-389

  4. General Problems II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 391-391
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    2. 3-D Display

      • A. Todd-Pokropek
      Pages 393-411

    3. Quality Assurance in Medical Imaging

      • C. Leon Partain, Jon J. Erickson, James A. Patton, Ronald R. Price, David R. Pickens, A. Everette James Jr.
      Pages 412-416

    4. Medical and Non-Medical Imaging: Cross-Fertilization

      • Vito Cappellini
      Pages 417-435

    5. Discussion Summary

      • Riccardo Guzzardi
      Pages 436-436
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About this book

The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging has addressed a subject which in the wide area of biomedical technology is one of those which are showing greater impact in the practice of medicine for the ability to picture both Anatomy and Physiology. The information and accuracy obtained by whatever imaging methodology is a complex result of a multidisciplinary effort of several sciences such as Physics, Engineering, Electronics, Chemistry, Medicine, etc ... Development has occurred through work performed in different environments such as basic and applied research laboratories, industries and clinical centers, with the aim of achieving an efficient transfer of know-how and technology for the improvement of both investigation possibilities and health care. On one hand, such an effort requires an ever-increasing committment of human and financial resources at research and industrial level, and, on the other, it meets serious difficulties in recruiting the necessary human expertise oriented to this technology which breaks with the tradi tiona I academic borders of the single disciplines. Furthermore, the scientific community is continually dealing with the problem of increasing the performance and, at the same time, complexity and costs of instruments, applying more and more sophisticated technology in an effort to meet the demand for more complete and accurate clinical information. The scientific program of this ASI and the qualification of the authors reveals the intrinsic complexity of the development process of the Imaging methodologies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nuclear Imaging Division, C.N.R., Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy

    Riccardo Guzzardi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging

  • Editors: Riccardo Guzzardi

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series E:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3537-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3454-2Published: 31 March 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8081-1Published: 17 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3537-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-132X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 996

  • Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine

  • Industry Sectors: Health & Hospitals

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