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From the New Series: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy New!
New!
Quantitative MRI in Cancer
Informatics in Medical Imaging
Edited by
Thomas E. Yankeelov, David R. Pickens, and Ronald R. Price
Edited by
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Steve G. Langer
Propelling quantitative MRI techniques from bench to bedside, this volume explains the biophysics and theory behind many MRI techniques and gives example of how these techniques are applied in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The first section of the book presents basic cancer biology, theoretical aspects of NMR/MRI physics, and the hardware required to form MR images. The next three sections cover image processing and characterizing tissue properties using endogenous and exogenous contrast mechanisms. The book concludes with emerging areas of MR cancer characterization. Leading the way toward more personalized medicine, this text brings together existing and emerging quantitative MRI techniques for assessing cancer. It provides a self-contained overview of the theoretical and experimental essentials and state of the art in cancer MRI. • Shows how MRI is used today for the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of cancer • Discusses qualitative and quantitative aspects of the techniques • Presents a detailed treatment of the state of the art in tissue characterization using endogenous and exogenous contrast agents • Covers image processing in cancer • Explores emerging trends in MR characterization, such as radiation therapy planning, molecular and cellular imaging, pH imaging, and hyperpolarized MR
Selected Contents: Physical Basis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Characterizing Tissue Properties with Endogenous Contrast Mechanisms. Characterizing Tissue Properties with Exogenous Contrast Agents. Image Processing in Cancer. Emerging Trends. Index. Catalog no. K11087, September 2011, 338 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-2057-5, $129.95 / £82.00 Also available as an eBook
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George C. Kagadis University of Patras, Rion, Greece Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
This book presents a comprehensive survey of the field of medical imaging informatics. It reflects the considerable advances made in recent years, most notably in radiology. In addition to radiology, the book addresses other specialties, such as pathology, cardiology, dermatology, and surgery, which have now adopted the use of digital images. The text discusses basic imaging informatics protocols, picture archiving and communication systems, and the electronic medical record. It also details key instrumentation and data mining technologies used in medical imaging informatics as well as practical operational issues, such as procurement, maintenance, teleradiology, and ethics. • Introduces the basic ideas of imaging informatics, the terms used, and how data are represented and transmitted • Emphasizes the fundamental communication paradigms: HL7, DICOM, and IHE • Describes information systems that are typically used within imaging departments: orders and result systems, acquisition systems, reporting systems, archives, and information-display systems • Outlines the principal components of modern computing, networks, and storage systems • Covers the technology and principles of display and acquisition detectors, along with other key computer technologies • Discusses procurement and maintenance issues, ethics and its relationship to government initiatives such as HIPAA, and constructs beyond radiology
Selected Contents: Introduction to Informatics in Healthcare. Standard Protocols in Imaging Informatics. Information Systems in Healthcare Informatics. Key Technologies. Operational Issues. Medical Informatics beyond the Radiology Department. Catalog no. K11526, October 2011, c. 363 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-3124-3, $149.95 / £95.00 Also available as an eBook
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