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Medical imaging / Harry LeVine, III.

By: Series: Health and medical issues todayPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2010.Description: xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780313359699 (hard copy : alk. paper)
  • 0313359695 (hard copy : alk. paper)
  • 9780313359705 (ebook)
  • 0313359709 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.07/54 22
LOC classification:
  • RC78.7.D53 M4283 2010
Contents:
Before the light : history of looking inside the human body -- The relationship of the human body and disease -- First light : the discovery of X-rays -- The body in motion : fluoroscopy -- Breast cancer detection : mammography -- Three-dimensional imaging : the development of tomography -- Imaging the light from within : SPECT and PET -- Lighting up the body's own molecules : magnetic resonance imaging -- From oceans and bathtubs : diagnostic ultrasound imaging -- Shining a light within : endoscopy -- Future imaging modalities -- The digital age -- Radiation safety and protection -- Whole-body CT scanning for cancer detection -- Cost-benefit of medical imaging -- Accessibility of medical imaging in developing countries -- Admissibility of medical images as evidence in a court of law -- Ethics of medical imaging -- Mandatory ultrasound legislation -- The 2009 mammography guidelines controversy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Before the light : history of looking inside the human body -- The relationship of the human body and disease -- First light : the discovery of X-rays -- The body in motion : fluoroscopy -- Breast cancer detection : mammography -- Three-dimensional imaging : the development of tomography -- Imaging the light from within : SPECT and PET -- Lighting up the body's own molecules : magnetic resonance imaging -- From oceans and bathtubs : diagnostic ultrasound imaging -- Shining a light within : endoscopy -- Future imaging modalities -- The digital age -- Radiation safety and protection -- Whole-body CT scanning for cancer detection -- Cost-benefit of medical imaging -- Accessibility of medical imaging in developing countries -- Admissibility of medical images as evidence in a court of law -- Ethics of medical imaging -- Mandatory ultrasound legislation -- The 2009 mammography guidelines controversy.

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