Clinical Medical Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice is the first text of its kind--a comprehensive reference work covering all imaging modalities in use in clinical medicine today. Destined to become a classic in the field, this book provides state-of-practice descriptions for each imaging modality, followed by special sections on new and emerging applications, technologies, and practices.
Authored by luminaries in the field of medical physics, this resource is a sophisticated, one-volume handbook to a fast-advancing field that is becoming ever more central to contemporary clinical medicine.
- Summarizes the current state of clinical medical imaging physics in one volume, with a focus on emerging technologies and applications
- Provides comprehensive coverage of all key clinical imaging modalities, taking into account the new realities in healthcare practice
- Features a strong focus on clinical application of principles and technology, now and in the future
- Contains authoritative text compiled by world-renowned editors and contributors responsible for guiding the development of the field
Practicing radiologists and medical physicists will appreciate Clinical Medical Imaging Physics as a peerless everyday reference work. Additionally, graduate students and residents in medical physics and radiology will find this book essential as they study for their board exams.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors xi
Introduction 1
1 What is Clinical Imaging Physics? 3
Ehsan Samei
Part I Radiography 15
2 Clinical Radiography Physics: Perspective 17
Ehsan Samei
3 Clinical Radiography Physics: State of Practice 23
David Gauntt
4 Clinical Radiography Physics: Emerging Practice 35
Jered Wells
Part II Mammography 77
5 Clinical Mammography Physics: Perspective 79
Douglas E. Pfeiffer
6 Clinical Mammography Physics: State of Practice 89
Melissa Martin and Eric Berns
7 Clinical Mammography Physics: Emerging Practice 107
Andrew Karellas and Srinivasan Vedantham
Part III Fluoroscopy 123
8 Clinical Fluoroscopy Physics: Perspective 125
Ehsan Samei
9 Clinical Fluoroscopy Physics: State of Practice 129
Beth A. Schueler and Keith J. Strauss
10 Clinical Fluoroscopy Physics: Emerging Practice 145
Keith J. Strauss and Beth A. Schueler
Part IV Computed Tomography 169
11 Clinical CT Physics: Perspective 171
Douglas E. Pfeiffer and Mahadevappa Mahesh
12 Clinical CT Physics: State of Practice 175
Douglas E. Pfeiffer
13 Clinical CT Physics: Emerging Practice 193
Ehsan Samei and Joshua Wilson
Part V Nuclear Imaging 211
14 Clinical Nuclear Imaging Physics: Perspective 213
Douglas E. Pfeiffer
15 Clinical Nuclear Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice 223
Jeffrey Nelson and Steven Mann
Part VI Ultrasonography 249
16 Clinical Ultrasonography Physics: Perspective 251
Paul Carson, Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, and Zheng Feng Lu
17 Clinical Ultrasonography Physics: State of Practice 261
Zheng Feng Lu, Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, and Paul Carson
18 Clinical Ultrasonography Physics: Emerging Practice 287
Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, Paul Carson, and Zheng Feng Lu
Part VII Magnetic Resonance Imaging 303
19 Clinical MRI Physics: Perspective 305
Douglas E. Pfeiffer
20 Clinical MRI Physics: State of Practice 317
Ronald Price
21 Clinical MRI Physics: Emerging Practice 339
David Pickens
Part VIII Imaging Informatics 363
22 Clinical Physics in IT: Perspective 365
Ehsan Samei
23 Clinical Physics in Informatics Display: Current and Emerging Practice 373
Michael Flynn
24 Clinical Physics in Imaging Informatics: Current and Emerging Practice 413
Donald Peck
Abbreviations 429
Index 431
