Physics for Medical Imaging Applications

The Nato Advanced Study Institute ASI 981171 was organised at the European Scientific Institute of Archamps (ESI , Archamps France) from October 26 to November 8, 2005. Everyy ear in autumn ESI organises the European School of Medical Physics, which covers a large spectrum of topics, ranging from Me...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lemoigne, Yves (Editor), Caner, Alessandra (Editor), Rahal, Ghita (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • General Imaging and Ultrasound Principle
  • FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF DIGITAL IMAGING
  • Magnetic Resource Imaging
  • PRINCIPLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  • NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR)
  • MRI – QUALITY ASSURANCE
  • ADVANCED MRI APPLICATIONS
  • PHYSIOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL MRI
  • APPLICATIONS OF CLINICAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY
  • CLINICAL MRI
  • Ultrasound Imaging
  • BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ULTRASOUND
  • ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS
  • ULTRASONIC DOPPLER MODES
  • ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS
  • SPECKLE FORMATION, ANALYSIS AND PROCESSING APPLIED TO ULTRASOUND TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION
  • PERFORMANCE TESTING OF MEDICAL ECHO/DOPPLER EQUIPMENT
  • ULTRASONIC ELASTOGRAPHY
  • ULTRASOUND AND THERAPY
  • ULTRASOUND IMAGE POST-PROCESSING – APPLICATION TO SEGMENTATION
  • INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING
  • EARLY, RECENT AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
  • Nuclear Medicine Techniques
  • ISOTOPES IN MEDICINE
  • ELECTRONICS SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MEDICAL IMAGING
  • EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
  • DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING IN RADIOISOTOPE IMAGING
  • EVALUATION OF IMAGE QUALITY
  • ADVANCES IN PET AND SPECT
  • POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY APPLICATION TO DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
  • Digital Imaging
  • PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF MAMMOGRAPHY
  • COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
  • IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
  • QUALITY CONTROL IN MAMMOGRAPHY
  • PATIENT DOSE IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY.