@article{915740,
      recid = {915740},
      author = {Chappell, Michael,},
      title = {Principles of medical imaging for engineers : from signals  to images /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {This introduction to medical imaging introduces all of the  major medical imaging techniques in wide use in both  medical practice and medical research, including Computed  Tomography, Ultrasound, Positron Emission Tomography,  Single Photon Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance  Imaging. Principles of Medical Imaging for Engineers  introduces fundamental concepts related to why we image and  what we are seeking to achieve to get good images, such as  the meaning of 'contrast' in the context of medical  imaging. This introductory text separates the principles by  which 'signals' are generated and the subsequent  'reconstruction' processes, to help illustrate that these  are separate concepts and also highlight areas in which  apparently different medical imaging methods share common  theoretical principles. Exercises are provided in every  chapter, so the student reader can test their knowledge and  check against worked solutions and examples. The text  considers firstly the underlying physical principles by  which information about tissues within the body can be  extracted in the form of signals, considering the major  principles used: transmission, reflection, emission and  resonance. Then, it goes on to explain how these signals  can be converted into images, i.e., full 3D volumes, where  appropriate showing how common methods of 'reconstruction'  are shared by some imaging methods despite relying on  different physics to generate the 'signals'. Finally, it  examines how medical imaging can be used to generate more  than just pictures, but genuine quantitative measurements,  and increasingly measurements of physiological processes,  at every point within the 3D volume by methods such as the  use of tracers and advanced dynamic acquisitions.  Principles of Medical Imaging for Engineers will be of use  to engineering and physical science students and graduate  students with an interest in biomedical engineering, and to  their lecturers.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/915740},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30511-6},
}