Imaging systems for medical diagnostics : fundamentals, technical solutions and applications for systems applying ionizing radiation, nuclear magnetic resonance and ultrasound

PART I: PRINCIPLES OF IMAGE PROCESSING. 1. Physiology of Vision. 2. Subjective Assessment of Image Quality. 3. Image Rendering. 4. Image Fusion. 5. Navigation. PART II: PHYSICS OF IMAGING. 6. X-Ray and Gamma-Radiation. 7. Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 8. Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasound. PART III: IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION. 9. System Theory. 10. Principles of Image Reconstruction. PART IV: IMAGING INSTRUMENTATION. 11. Image Displays. 12. X-Ray Diagnostics: Tubes, Generators, Detectors, X-ray systems,3D imaging, Mammography. 13. Computed X-ray Tomography: 14. Nuclear Medicine: Imaging with Single Photon Emitters - Measurement Principles and Devices, SPECT Systems, PET Systems. 15. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 16. Ultrasound Imaging Systems. 17. Special and Hybrid Systems. 18. Molecular Imaging. PART V: INFORMATION PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION. 19. Imaging Platform for medical imaging. 20. Computer-Aided Detection and Diagnostics. 21. Hospital Information System. Index.