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Looking Within - How X-Ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, and Other Medical Images Are Created, and How They Help Physicians Save Lives (Paperback)
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Looking Within - How X-Ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, and Other Medical Images Are Created, and How They Help Physicians Save Lives (Paperback)
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A hundred years ago, a doctor had no way to look within the body of
a patient other than to slice it open. That changed radically at
the turn of the century, with the discovery of X-rays. X-ray and
other forms of diagnostic imaging technology developed slowly but
steadily from then until the 1970s, at which point a revolution
occurred. Made possible largely by the availability of powerful but
inexpensive computers, the rapid and widespread adoption of
computed tomography (CT) and, a decade later, of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) greatly expanded the power of clinical imaging, and
even changed the ways in which physicians view and think about the
human body.
This unique guide explains how the principal imaging devices work
and how they help physicians save lives. It gives readers a grasp
of the major medical technologies that might come to play important
roles in their lives, and it provides succinct, easy-to-understand,
and reliable explanations for those who wish to explore the issues
of the associated benefits, costs, and risks in an informed manner.
In nonspecialized language, "Looking Within" discusses how X-ray,
fluoroscopic, CT, MRI, positron emission tomography (PET),
ultrasound, and other medical pictures are created, and explores
the essential roles they play in the diagnosis and treatment of
patients. It should be of interest to patients and their friends
and loved ones, and to those who are simply curious about this
vitally important, exciting, and cutting-edge branch of medicine.
Its brief but clear descriptions of how these essential tools work
should also be of value to health care providers in supporting and
educating their patients.
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