Three Dimensional Biomedical Imaging

The best known of the new 3-D imaging modalities is X-ray computed tomography, but exciting progress has been made and practical systems developed in 3-D imaging with radioisotopes, ultrasound, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). These volumes will feature up-to-date reviews by leading scientists in each of these imaging areas, providing a timely and informative comparison of the intrinsic capabilities, complementary attributes, advantages and limitations, and medical significance among the different three-dimensional medical imaging modalities.

Synthesizes for basic scientists and medical practitioners in any discipline the fundamentals, principles, historical evolution, current methods, and practical applications of three-dimensional imaging in medicine and biology. Compares all the major approaches and their benefits and limitations, and discusses such elements as multimodal imaging, computers, processing and visualization, measurement, and interpretation. Highly illustrated, including over 50 color plates. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The best known of the new 3-D imaging modalities is X-ray computed tomography , but exciting progress has been made and practical systems developed in 3-D imaging with radioisotopes, ultrasound, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). These volumes will feature up-to-date reviews by leading scientists in each of these imaging areas, providing a timely and informative comparison of the intrinsic capabilities, complementary attributes, advantages and limitations, and medical significance among the different three-dimensional medical imaging modalities.

The best known of the new 3-D imaging modalities is X-ray computed tomography, but exciting progress has been made and practical systems developed in 3-D imaging with radioisotopes, ultrasound, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). These volumes will feature up-to-date reviews by leading scientists in each of these imaging areas, providing a timely and informative comparison of the intrinsic capabilities, complementary attributes, advantages and limitations, and medical significance among the different three-dimensional medical imaging modalities.

"...an instant classic." —Clinical Oncology Three-Dimensional Biomedical Imaging provides an overview of biomedical imaging science, technology, and practice. This book succinctly presents the essential information required by basic scientists and medical practitioners in multidisciplinary fields to understand 3-D imaging and its effective uses in biology and medicine. Beginning with basic principles, the author systematically covers simple-to-sophisticated methodologies, and concludes with examples of current applications and implications for future advances. Every now and again a book arrives on one's desk for review that is hard to put down, and which is clearly going to be an instant classic. Reviewers are sometimes able to write, "This is the book I would like to have written." If I were Richard Robb, I would be very proud of this work. It captured my attention and I read it almost from cover to cover with great interest. —Clinical Oncology This rather spectacular branch of technology includes new imaging acquisition methods and advanced topics from computer science. Interest in this field can take many forms; some will want to know how to use 3-D imaging in particular applications, some have interest in visualization techniques, and some want a more mathematical approach. Readers of every kind will find material in the book to interest them. —Acta Neurochirurgica

This book provides a quick and systematic presentation of the principles of biomedical visualization and three-dimensional (3D) imaging. Topics discussed include basic principles and algorithms, surgical planning, neurosurgery, orthopedics, prosthesis design, brain imaging, cardio-pulmonary structure analysis and the assessment of clinical efficacy. Students, scientists, researchers, and radiologists will find 3D Imaging in Medicine a valuable source of information for a variety of actual and potential clinical applications for 3-D imaging.