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Preface
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Anthony Brinton Wolbarst
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Acknowledgments IX
- Preface XI
- 1. From the Watching of Shadows 1
- 2. Shadows on X-Ray Film: Radiography / Mammography 27
- 3. Shadows on Television, Live: Fluoroscopy 53
- 4. Shadows in Computers: Going Digital 71
- 5. Slices of Life: Computed Tomography (CT) 93
- 6. Like Embers in the Dark: Nuclear Medicine 111
- 7. Shadows from Echoes: Ultrasound 129
- 8. A Watery Mirror: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 143
- 9. Epilogue: Looking Forward 169
- Appendix A. Protons, Photons, and All That: A Brief Review of Atoms and Radiation 177
- Appendix B. More about MRI: T1 and Proton Spin Relaxation 183
- Notes 197
- Suggestions for Further Reading 199
- Index 201
- About the Author 207
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Acknowledgments IX
- Preface XI
- 1. From the Watching of Shadows 1
- 2. Shadows on X-Ray Film: Radiography / Mammography 27
- 3. Shadows on Television, Live: Fluoroscopy 53
- 4. Shadows in Computers: Going Digital 71
- 5. Slices of Life: Computed Tomography (CT) 93
- 6. Like Embers in the Dark: Nuclear Medicine 111
- 7. Shadows from Echoes: Ultrasound 129
- 8. A Watery Mirror: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 143
- 9. Epilogue: Looking Forward 169
- Appendix A. Protons, Photons, and All That: A Brief Review of Atoms and Radiation 177
- Appendix B. More about MRI: T1 and Proton Spin Relaxation 183
- Notes 197
- Suggestions for Further Reading 199
- Index 201
- About the Author 207