This new edition provides trainees and pathologists with the latest information in the field of haematopathology, covering a broad range of benign and malignant disorders and describing their pathogenesis, clinical and pathologic diagnosis, and treatment options. Each chapter presents a practical, clinically oriented approach to understanding the basis of tests, potential pitfalls (clinical, technical and biological) in their interpretation, and resulting treatment and prognosis. The second edition has been fully revised to include the latest advances and also covers the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Maintenance of Certificate (MOC) examination. Authored by recognised expert Da Zhang from University of Kansas Medical Centre, the text is further enhanced by full colour micro-photographs printed in large format, with detailed descriptions, markings and annotations. The book concludes with a questions and answers section and comprehensive appendix section. Key points Fully revised, new edition providing latest advances in haematopathology Second edition covers ABMS and AOA Maintenance of Certificate examination Features questions and answers section and detailed micro-photographs Previous edition (9789350259252) published in 2012

Detective quantum efficiency (DQE) is widely accepted as the golden rule to objectively evaluate the performance of x-ray imaging systems. It provides a comprehensive characterization of an x-ray imaging system, because it combines several important image-quality-related measurements such as contrast, resolution, and noise, and because it measures the efficiency of the utilization of x-ray in the imaging process. Despite its importance, the current DQE methodology is imperfect in general agreement. The focus of this dissertation is to investigate the DQE methodology for digital x-ray imaging systems, in an effort to clarify some confusing aspects of the current DQE methodology. Through a detailed theoretical derivation of the DQE methodology for digital x-ray imaging, a more clarified understanding of the DQE theory is provided. Besides the re-visited DQE theory, techniques to determine the constituent parts of DQE, including the photon fluence, Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), and Noise Power Spectrum (NPS) are also discussed in this dissertation.