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Computed Tomography

Physical Principles, Patient Care, Clinical Applications, and Quality Control

  • 5th Edition - June 6, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Euclid Seeram
  • Language: English

Build the foundation necessary for the practice of CT scanning with Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Patient Care, Clinical Applications, and Quality Control, 5th Editi… Read more

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Build the foundation necessary for the practice of CT scanning with Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Patient Care, Clinical Applications, and Quality Control, 5th Edition. Written to meet the varied requirements of radiography students and practitioners, this two-color text provides comprehensive coverage of the physical principles of computed tomography and its clinical applications. The clear, straightforward approach is designed to improve your understanding of sectional anatomic images as they relate to computed tomography and facilitate communication between CT technologists and other medical personnel.

Key features

  • Chapter outlines and chapter review questions help you focus your study time and master content

Readership

Radiography students and practitioners

Table of contents

1. Computed Tomography: An Overview

2. Digital Image Processing

3. Physical Principles of Computed Tomography

4. Data Acquisition Concepts

5. Image Reconstruction

6. Iterative and Deep Learning Reconstruction Basics

7. Basic Instrumentation

8. Image Postprocessing and Visualization Tools

9. Image Quality

10. Radiation Dose in Computed Tomography

11. Radiation Awareness and Safety Campaigns in Computed Tomography

12. Multislice Computed Tomography: Physical Principles and Instrumentation

13. Other Technical Applications of Computed Tomography: Basic Principles

14. Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography: Basic Concepts

15. Positron Emission Tomography/CT (PET/CT) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/ CT (SPECT/CT) Hybrid Scanners

16. Patient Care Considerations

17. Computed Tomography of the Head, Cerebral Vessels, Neck, and Spine

18. Computed Tomography of the Body

19. Pediatric Computed Tomography

20. Artificial Intelligence: An Overview of Applications in Health and Medical Imaging

21. Quality Control for Computed Tomography Scanners

Appendix A
Answers to Review Questions

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 6, 2022
  • Language: English

About the author

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Euclid Seeram

Dr. Seeram has had more than 26 textbooks published to date, including Computed Tomography (Elsevier). These books have a world-wide distribution and several of them have been adopted by Schools of Medical Imaging all over the world for their educational programs. He was formerly the Program Head of the Medical Imaging Degree at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where he worked for 38 years serving the Medical Imaging Education and Clinical Practice Communities.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Associate Professor; Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences; Monash University, Australia | Adjunct Professor; Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health; University of Canberra; Australia | Regular Guest Lecturer; Vision, Compassion, Awareness (VCA) Education Solutions for Health Professionals Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada