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Photography in Clinical Medicine

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Editors:
  1. Paola Pasquali

    1. Department of Dermatology, Pius Hospital de Valls, Spain

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  • Brings together all medical specialties that use photography as part of their daily work
  • Provides the opportunity to learn photographic tips and tricks from different perspectives
  • Enriches our understanding of medical photography applied to all specialities

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. History of Medical Photography and Its Ancestors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Medical Iconographic Representations in the Pre-photographic Era

      • Paola Pasquali
      Pages 3-14

    3. The Dermatology Photographic Ancestors

      • Xavier Sierra
      Pages 15-31

    4. History of Veterinary Illustration and Photography

      • Esther van Praag
      Pages 33-45

    5. History of Medical Photography

      • Paola Pasquali
      Pages 47-72

  3. Approaching the Subject

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Ethical Aspects of the Use of Photography in Clinical Medicine

      • Sarah Mattessich, Jane M. Grant-Kels
      Pages 75-84

    3. Treating the Patients: The Photographic Approach

      • Marisela Hernández, Paola Pasquali
      Pages 85-90

    4. Doctors as Subjects: Medical Photography as Personal Branding

      • Fernando Alfageme, Paola Pasquali
      Pages 91-95

  4. Color in Medical Photography

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Understanding Color

      • Oriol Yélamos, Rafael Garcia, Brian D’Alessandro, Mani Thomas, Sachin Patwardhan, Josep Malvehy
      Pages 99-111

    3. Color Measurement and Calibration in Medical Photography

      • Elizabeth Allen
      Pages 113-128

  5. Basic Concepts and Equipment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Basic Photographic Concepts

      • Ali Johnston, Paola Pasquali, Julio Estrada
      Pages 131-166

    3. Equipment and Materials for Medical Photography

      • Ali Johnston, Paola Pasquali, Ramón Alberich-Carrasco
      Pages 167-189

    4. Smartphones in Medical Photography

      • Azael Freites-Martinez, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, Elena Lucia Eber
      Pages 191-197

    5. Setting Up a Photographic Medical Studio

      • Tom Bialoglow, Paola Pasquali
      Pages 199-207

  6. Standardization in Medical Specialties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
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    2. Standardization in Photographic Documentation

      • Mayur Davda, Paola Pasquali
      Pages 211-230
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About this book

This book explains how medical photography is part of the workflow in many specialties: it is needed for registries, to preserve information, for follow up, second opinion and teaching, among others. The book gathers information on this field, providing valuable practical tips for those that have never used photography for medical uses as well as those who use it regularly. Covering specialities ranging from dermatology, plastic surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology and endoscopy to forensic medicine, specimen photography and veterinary medicine, it highlights standardization for each procedure and relevance to ethical, patients’ perception of medical photography, cybersecurity and legal aspects. The book also presents practical sections explaining how to organize a photographic file, coding, reimbursement, compliance, use of social media and preservation as well as in depth concepts on sharp focus on blurred vision. This volume will appeal to all clinicians and practitioners interested inacquiring a high level of technical skill in medical photography.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Dermatology, Pius Hospital de Valls, Spain

    Paola Pasquali

About the editor

Paola Pasquali  is a dermatovenereologist, Coordinator of the Dermatology Department at Pius Hospital of Valls. Her main areas of work are cryosurgery, skin cancer, non-invasive imaging technologies (including medical photography) and Teledermatology. She is the past president of the International Society of Teledermatology, deputy chair of the International Members Committee of American Academy of Dermatology, and member of the European Academy of Dermatology’s School. She has authored more than thirty book chapters and was invited as guest speaker in over 50 countries. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photography in Clinical Medicine

  • Editors: Paola Pasquali

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24544-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24543-6Published: 10 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24546-7Published: 11 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24544-3Published: 09 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 747

  • Number of Illustrations: 118 b/w illustrations, 456 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Dentistry, Imaging / Radiology

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