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Medical Imaging (Hardcover)
Series: Health and Medical Issues Today
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A prize-winning medical writer offers an explanation of modern
diagnostic medical imaging technologies-and the issues that result
from their use and misuse. Medical Imaging describes the discovery
and development of diagnostic imaging technologies, explaining how
the technologies work and exploring some of the issues that such
powerful and expensive technologies create. The book begins with
the discovery of X-rays in 1895 and traces the history of imaging
technology through today's tools, such as X-ray computed
tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional imaging by
positron emission tomography (PET), and single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT). The contribution of these expensive
technologies to the rising cost of healthcare in the United States
and the unequal distribution of imaging diagnostic facilities,
particularly in developing countries, is also considered. In
addition, the book explores ethical questions that have surfaced in
the past, including the reportability of incidental findings during
a scan and admissibility of medical images as evidence in courts of
law , and such newly emerging issues as the application of imaging
tools in lie detection and the mammography guidelines controversy
of 2009. Various charts and illustrations show medical imaging
modalities, Medicare medical imaging costs, distribution of imaging
costs, physicians' fees by modality, nuclear imaging probes, and
medical imaging physics A glossary defines key terms necessary to
understanding medical imaging technology such as "positron,"
"half-life," and "tomography," as well as acronyms such as "MRI,",
"PET," "SPECT," and "CT" Presents documents including early popular
science articles on X-ray technology and its abuse
General
Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Health and Medical Issues Today |
Release date: |
April 2010 |
First published: |
April 2010 |
Authors: |
Harry Levine
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
211 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-35969-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Other branches of medicine >
Medical imaging >
General
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LSN: |
0-313-35969-5 |
Barcode: |
9780313359699 |
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