Fundamentals of Medical Imaging, second edition

is an invaluable technical introduction to each imaging modality, explaining the mathematical and physical principles and giving a clear understanding of how images are obtained and interpreted.

Individual chapters cover each imaging modality – radiography, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine and ultrasound – reviewing the physics of the signal and its interaction with tissue, the image formation or reconstruction process, a discussion of image quality and equipment, clinical applications and biological effects and safety issues.

Subsequent chapters review image analysis and visualization for diagnosis, treatment and surgery.

New to this edition

• Appendix of questions and answers
• New chapter on 3D image visualization
• Advanced mathematical formulae in separate text boxes
• Ancillary website containing 3D animations: www.cambridge.org/suetens
• Full colour illustrations throughout

Engineers, clinicians, mathematicians and physicists will find this an invaluable aid in understanding the physical principles of imaging and their clinical applications.