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Advanced Imaging in Biology and Medicine

Technology, Software Environments, Applications

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Editors:
  1. Christoph W. Sensen

    1. Sun Center of Excellence for Visual Genomics Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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  2. Benedikt Hallgrímsson

    1. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, G503 Health Sciences Ctr., University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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  • The past years experienced a boom in the development of novel imaging technologies, used in biological research as well as in clinical diagnosis.
  • First book to provide a complete overview of advanced imaging technologies
  • Introduction to all various aspects of advanced imaging in the medical and biological field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Imaging Technologies

    1. Micro-Computed Tomography

      • Steven K. Boyd
      Pages 3-25

    2. Advanced Experimental Magnetic Resonance Imaging

      • Ursula I. Tuor
      Pages 27-46

    3. Freehand 3D Ultrasound Calibration: A Review

      • Po-Wei Hsu, Richard W. Prager, Andrew H. Gee, Graham M. Treece
      Pages 47-84

    4. Laser Scanning: 3D Analysis of Biological Surfaces

      • Matthew W. Tocheri
      Pages 85-101

    5. Optical Coherence Tomography: Technique and Applications

      • J. B. Thomsen, B. Sander, M. Mogensen, L. Thrane, T. M. Jørgensen, G. B. E. Jemec et al.
      Pages 103-129

    6. Mass Spectrometry-Based Tissue Imaging

      • Carol E. Parker, Derek Smith, Detlev Suckau, Christoph H. Borchers
      Pages 131-146

    7. Imaging and Evaluating Live Tissues at the Microscopic Level

      • John Robert Matyas
      Pages 147-170

    8. Ultrastructure Imaging: Imaging and Probing the Structure and Molecular Make-Up of Cells and Tissues

      • Matthias Amrein
      Pages 171-198

    9. Optical Projection Tomography

      • James Sharpe
      Pages 199-224

    10. Medical Imaging Modalities — An Introduction

      • Jörg Peter
      Pages 225-254

  3. Software

    1. Volume Visualization Using Virtual Reality Medical Applications of Volume Rendering in Immersive Virtual Environments

      • Anton H. J. Koning
      Pages 257-269

    2. Surface Modeling

      • Andrei L. Turinsky
      Pages 271-288

    3. CAVEman, An Object-Oriented Model of the Human Body

      • Christoph W. Sensen, Jung Soh
      Pages 289-300

    4. Image-Based Finite Element Analysis

      • Steven K. Boyd
      Pages 301-318

    5. Geometric Morphometrics and the Study of Development

      • Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Julia C. Boughner, Andrei Turinsky, Trish E. Parsons, Cairine Logan, Christoph W. Sensen
      Pages 319-336

  4. Applications

    1. Imaging in Audiology

      • Jos J. Eggermont
      Pages 339-361

    2. Applications of Molecular Imaging with MR

      • Linda B. Andersen, Richard Frayne
      Pages 363-393

    3. Genomic Data Visualization: The Bluejay System

      • Jung Soh, Paul M. K. Gordon, Christoph W. Sensen
      Pages 395-409

    4. Anatomical Imaging and Post-Genomic Biology

      • Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Nicholas Jones
      Pages 411-426
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About this book

A picture says more than a thousand words. This is something that we all know to be true. Imaging has been important since the early days of medicine and bi- ogy, as seen in the anatomical studies of Leonardo Da Vinci or Andreas Vesalius. More than 100 years ago, the ?rst noninvasive imaging technologies, such as K- rad Roentgen’s X-ray technology,were applied to the medical ?eld—and while still crude—revolutionized medical diagnosis. Today, every patient will be exposed to some kind of advanced imaging technology such as medical resonance imaging, computed tomography or four-dimensional ultrasound during their lifetime. Many diseases, such as brain tumors, are initially diagnosed solely by imaging, and most of the surgical planning relies on the patient imagery. 4D ultrasound is available to expecting parents who wish to create unique early memories of the new baby, and it may soon be used for the morphometric diagnosis of malformations that may one day be treatable—inutero! Light and electron microscopy are unequal brethren, which have contributed to most of our knowledge about the existence and organization of cells, tissues and microorganisms. Every student of biology or medicine is introduced to the fascinating images of the microcosm. New advances have converted these im- ing technologies, which were considered by many to be antiquated, into powerful tools for research in systems biology and related ?elds.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"This book presents an overall picture of newly introduced advanced imaging techniques in life sciences and medicine. … The book is useful mainly for researchers and graduate students working in developing imaging technologies, imaging software designers, and users of tools for molecular imaging and genomic data handling. … this book is a positive addition to the scientific literature." (Rao F. H. Khan, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2009)

"The purpose of this book is to provide a broad sampling of the rapidly expanding field of advanced imaging in medicine and biology. The book is aimed toward radiologists, medical physicists, scientists in the pharmacologic and biologic industries, and computer software and hardware specialists in this field. Some of the material presented would benefit dermatologists, ophthalmologists, pathologists, cardiologists, veterinarians, geneticists, and virtual reality developers. Trainees in all these specialties would also benefit from this book. … The chapters are well written … ." (Aurelio Matamoros Jr., The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, October, 2009)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sun Center of Excellence for Visual Genomics Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Christoph W. Sensen

  • Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, G503 Health Sciences Ctr., University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Benedikt Hallgrímsson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advanced Imaging in Biology and Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Technology, Software Environments, Applications

  • Editors: Christoph W. Sensen, Benedikt Hallgrímsson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68993-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-68992-8Published: 04 December 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08853-7Published: 15 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-68993-5Published: 03 December 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 445

  • Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Biomedicine general

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