
Biomedical Imaging Instrumentation
Applications in Tissue, Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics
- 1st Edition - November 26, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Mrutyunjay Suar, Namrata Misra, Neel Sarovar Bhavesh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 6 5 0 - 8
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Request a sales quoteBiomedical Imaging Instrumentation: Applications in Tissue, Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics provides foundational information about imaging modalities, reconstruction and processing, and their applications. The book provides insights into the fundamental of the important techniques in the biomedical imaging field and also discusses the various applications in the area of human health. Each chapter summarizes the overview of the technique, the various applications, and the challenges and recent innovations occurring to further improve the technique.
Chapters include Biomedical Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics, The Role of CT Scan in Medical and Dental Imaging, Ultrasonography - Technology & Applications in Clinical Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Instrumentation and Utilization of PET-CT Scan in Oncology, Gamma Camera and SPECT, Sentinel of Breast Cancer Screening; Hyperspectral Imaging; PA Imaging; NIR Spectroscopy, and The Advances in Optical Microscopy and its Applications in Biomedical Research.
This book is ideal for supporting learning, and is a key resource for students and early career researchers in fields such as medical imaging and biomedical instrumentation.
- A basic, fundamental, easy to understand introduction to medical imaging techniques
- Each technique is accompanied with detailed discussion on the application in the biomedical field in an accessible and easy to understand way
- Provides insights into the limitations of each technology and innovations that are occurring related to that technology
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Biomedical techniques in cellular and molecular diagnostics: Journey so far and the way forward
- Abstract
- 1.1 Biomedical imaging technology
- 1.2 Way forward
- References
- Chapter 2 Role of CT scan in medical and dental imaging
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction to computed tomography
- 2.2 Benefits and uses of CT scan
- 2.3 Issues regarding CT scan
- 2.4 Technical parameters and clinical applications
- 2.5 Advancement in CT scans
- 2.6 Application of CBCT in dentistry
- 2.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3 Ultrasonography technology and applications in clinical radiology
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Properties of sound
- 3.3 Interaction between ultrasound and matter
- 3.4 Fundamental technology
- 3.5 Instrumentation and image formation
- 3.6 Image representation and clinical application
- 3.7 Conclusion
- Chapter 4 Magnetic resonance imaging: Basic principles and advancement in clinical and diagnostics approaches in health care
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Basic principles of MRI
- 4.3 Components of MRI
- 4.4 The basic concept of image acquisition and formation in an mri system
- 4.5 Contrast agents used in MRI
- 4.6 Intravenous agents
- 4.7 MRI contrast agents: based on the specific area of interest
- 4.8 Types of MRI and their applications
- 4.9 Current clinical applications of mri in cardiovascular diseases
- 4.10 Role of MRI in diagnosis, staging, and disease evaluation in cancers
- 4.11 Contraindications and limitations of MRI
- 4.12 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5 Current update about instrumentation and utilization of PET-CT scan in oncology and human diseases
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 PET imaging and instrumentation
- 5.3 Clinical significances of PET in cancer
- 5.4 Role of PET in the diagnosis of human diseases other than cancer
- 5.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6 Revolutionizing medical diagnosis with SPECT imaging: Clinical applications of a nuclear imaging technology
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Components and working of spect imaging device
- 6.3 Spect applications
- 6.4 Targeted imaging of prostate cancer with radioligands
- 6.5 Spect imaging using 67ga-citrate spect/ct in lymphoma
- 6.6 Spect imaging: nononcologic diseases
- 6.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7 Mammography—sentinel of breast cancer management
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Evolution of mammography
- 7.3 Dissecting the mammography machine
- 7.4 How a mammogram is captured
- 7.5 Deciphering a mammogram
- 7.6 Limitations
- 7.7 Recent advances in mammography
- 7.8 Alternatives
- 7.9 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8 Hyperspectral Imaging: Current and Potential Clinical Applications
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Concept
- 8.3 Principles
- 8.4 Techniques
- 8.5 Analysis
- 8.6 Biomedical uses
- 8.7 Use externally to the human body
- 8.8 Use in endoscopies
- 8.9 Applications in surgery
- 8.10 Applications for imaging the eye
- 8.11 In vitro imaging
- 8.12 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9 PA Imaging: A promising tool for targeted therapeutic implications in Cancer
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Angiogenesis
- 9.3 Metastasis
- 9.4 Nanomedicine
- 9.5 Biomedical applications of PAI in cancer
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 10 Near-infrared spectroscopy: An important noninvasive and sensitive tool for point-of-care biosensing application
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Fundamentals of near-infrared spectroscopy
- 10.3 Instrumentation of near-infrared spectrophotometer
- 10.4 Analyzing an infrared spectrum
- 10.5 General applications of near-infrared spectroscopy
- 10.6 Nanomaterial-assisted near-infrared spectroscopy–based biosensing
- References
- Chapter 11 Advances in Microscopy and Their Applications in Biomedical Research
- Abstract
- 11.1 Microscopy as an integral part of biomedical research
- 11.2 Photon-based imaging
- 11.3 Automated imaging workstations for optical microscopy
- 11.4 Near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM): Principle and biomedical applications
- 11.5 Electron-based imaging: electron microscopy (EM)
- 11.6 Resolution for photon-based and electron-based microscopes
- 11.7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 26, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 238
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323856508
MS
Mrutyunjay Suar
NM
Namrata Misra
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