Medical imaging; principles, detectors, and electronics.

9780470391648

Medical imaging; principles, detectors, and electronics.

Iniewski, Krzysztof.

John Wiley & Sons

2009

305 pages

$110.00

Hardcover

R857

An electrical and computer engineer now working on chip development, Iniewski describes four imaging technologies that can help address the diagnostic needs of an aging population worldwide by providing improved image quality and shorter and cheaper examination times. They are x-ray imaging and computed tomography, nuclear medicine as manifested in single-proton emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He briefly reviews use and procedure, but he is writing primarily for readers who like him are engaged with the electronics and other hardware of the technology, so his attention is drawn to circuits, components, and mechanical and electronic problems and solutions. Examples include active matrix flat panel imagers for diagnostic medical imaging applications, low-noise electronics for radiation sensors, and circuits and challenges for receiver coil hardware in MRI technology.

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