Introduction to medical tomography (CT scanning)
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I turned to this book for general information on tomography, as my actual interest is electron tomography in the transmission electron microscope (TEM).  Within this 556 page, 12 chapter book is a useful introductory chapter on image reconstruction (Chapter 3, pp. 55-117).  Chapter 3 addresses such topics as the filtered backprojection algorithm, Radon and Fourier transforms, and digital computing considerations such as aliasing.  The author uses equations as well as flow charts to help explain the calculation procedures and theory.  It is also worth mentioning that this book also contains a chapter reviewing such mathematical concepts as Fourier transforms, convolution integrals, statistics, linear algebra, and x-ray Physics (Chapter 2, pp. 23-53).  The rest of the book is specific to CT scanning.
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In the everyday lives of physicians, interpreting scientific work is crucial. A great deal of doctors are involved in clinical research. Biostatistics is, however, by some considered difficult and thus repels some physicians from conducting research. The present book gives an excellent introductory text on statistics. The number of equations are kept to a minimum, and the emphasis is on understanding statistics. As a physician, I would certainly recommend this book to my colleagues.
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Learning neuroanatomy is very difficult because of the need to grasp three-dimensional relations from two-dimensionsal images.  This software really helps.  A virtual brain appears on the screen which the user can rotate, flip, expand, contract, and remove various structures by name.  This includes cortical, subcortical gray, subcortical white matter, and vasculature. By selecting what to view and what to exclude, the student can get a good three-dimensional grasp of how structures relate to each other.  And there is a way to push a virtual MRI plane through the brain from three angles, while dissolving some structures but not others.  Nice feature!  Overall, I'm very satisfied.  Be aware that the original disc needs to be in the computer for the software to work.
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I bought this book for a senior level Electrical Engineering course in Biomedical Imaging at Michigan State University. The book does a very good job of covering the fundamentals of X-Ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine. I actually read the entire book and have found it to be a valuable reference in learning the material. This books will be most helpful to those that have a solid background in math covered in an undergraduate engineering program, especially Fourier Transforms which are essential in these imaging techniques.
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This book is on target for those who would like to learn the application of wavelet theory in image processing, which is an exciting field waiting for more people to explore. The applications of wavelet theory is numerous,  but this is a hard-to-find book that concentrates on image processing, it  worths a trial.
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The text is clear and helpful. The consistency in terminology between sections written by multiple authors is very helpful.

The sections on the history of ultrasound and its physics are probably enough for most clinical examinations in ultrasound.

The images look a little dated. This is not surprising as most of these were done in the mid to late 1990s and there have been significant improvements in ultrasound equipment since then.

One extremely helpful aid the authors have placed on many of the images is a indicator of where the scanner was placed to acquire the image. This makes images much easier to understand and is something that all textbooks should have.

The sections on interventional ultrasound are helpful but perhaps could be expanded on in a new edition given the advances in equipment.

Overall this a book that I could recommend to anyone learning to use a medical ultrasound for the first time (trainee sonographers, trainees in radiology, doctors other than radiologists, possibly even medical students) . This I believe is the target audience for this book: I think it will satisfy their needs.

As with any such text and atlas additional images would be welcome. If a new edition is being planned the many of the images probably should be updated to take into account the improvements that have occurred since this edition was written. This it may be worth noting would be a significant undertaking.
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This is not a book for radiology interns, residents, or physicians.  However, for a radiology rotation or lower level healthcare providers in the radiology field, this is a great starter book.
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Every radar design book from Skolnik on down treats the design and analysis of radar waveforms. These days waveforms are everything, as radars have nearly exhausted to parameters of power and duty cycle in trying to achieve improvements in range, Doppler capability, resolution, and reduced false-alarm rate. So what is left to improve lies mainly in the realm of mathematics. It goes over the basics of various types of pulse coding, adds an information-theory approach, and treats multi-static and passive bi-static geometries. Then it takes an interesting tour through biological radar systems (which are surprisingly sophisticated), followed by a thorough treatment of auto radar sonar systems. Then back to sophisticated approaches to pulse compression, space-time diversity, waveform performance in target classification and tracking. Finally there is a discussion of signal-dependent clutter, and how to optimize the receiver for it. This British IET book is written by various authors, so the treatment is slightly uneven, but in general the level of treatment is high.
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The guide is really an introduction to preparing to run the author's software for motor selection. As such, it if very clear about the input research required to begin the process of properly gathering all the parameters required to estimate a motor with a good margin. It is important to note the software is not provided. The student will benefit from a clearer understanding of all the parameters required to do a good job of motor selection. A basic estimate guide for Coulomb and Viscous friction torque is outlined, but it wouldn't make you and expert on tribology or motor design. Still, a very good preparation and outline for gathering the research.
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From the publisher: Common Sense Approach to Thermal Imaging is now available.
Thermal imaging systems are used by the military to detect, recognize, and identify enemy personnel, equipment, and buildings. Police patrol border crossings and use thermal imaging systems for search and rescue. The systems are particularly useful for evaluating the condition of power lines, transformers, circuit breakers, and motors. Simply put, they can be used to evaluate the "health" of any electrical or mechanical component.
This profusely illustrated book provides the underlying physics of why and how objects emit radiation. Since this radiation is related to temperature, it is relatively to determine an object's temperature.  By using both simple and complex math, this book is intended for all that work with thermal imaging systems. This includes the researcher, system designer, test engineer, salesman, and end user. Since civilian and military applications are discussed, this book is useful to both communities.
Co published by SPIE Press and JCD Publishing
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Here is a useful book (the title is correct!) that covers a wealth of processing tools in a single volume accessible to experts and novices alike. Topics include analytic geometry, linear algebra, least squares solutions, principal component analysis and singular value decomposition, spectral transforms, solution of linear systems, and graphs and images, to name a few.  All topics are applicable to image processing and most are applicable to other areas as well.

Each chapter is stand-alone so the reader can learn the material quickly without the need to study earlier chapters to understand later chapters. If the reader doesnt know what he needs, the table of contents shows the reader whats in each chapter and whether the material might apply to his problem.

The text is lucid, easy to read, and follows a logical progression. Equations are explained and the authors provide ample figures and pictures to illustrate the concepts and discussions.

For example, the authors discuss how to determine is two lines intersect in 3-space with a step-by-step development of the mathematics and resulting algorithm. Next, they show how to fit a line to data points in a least squares sense and give pictorial examples in 2- and 3-space. The chapter on Least-Squares Solutions shows how to fit, say a curve to data points from an edge of an image and how to weight the data points to compensate for outliers. The chapter on spectral transforms provides an excellent discussion on image compression techniques such as the Discrete Cosine Transform and Laplacian smoothing.

Incidentally, the book intuitively discusses how one can use Laplacian equations for image reconstruction and image manipulation. There is an image, for example, where most of the image is missing but with an image completeness algorithm based on smoothness (that is, find the best image that is smooth relative to the known data) one sees a fitted image quite close to the original. (Incidentally, it has always amazed me how much information one can discard from an image and yet still recover the original image, almost precisely.)

What is more, the book discusses Poisson panoramic image stitching and shows a beautiful example of city landscape before and after the processing. This tells part of the story of current digital cameras that allow one to take multiple pictures of a scene with each picture angularly offset from the other. The processed image is a smooth panoramic view that would be unobtainable otherwise. The stitching and smooth transition between images is both natural and unnoticeable.

On a slightly negative note, the chapter on topology is a bit weak.  Of course, topology is a complicated and involved topic and while the gist of it can be explained succinctly, applications require more space than the authors had to produce a well-balanced text. Still, as a reference that at least mentions this topic the authors do an admirable job summarizing the details.

In conclusion, this book is a good collection of algorithms and tools for computer graphics. The topics are useful, well-presented, and collected in a single book for easy access. If you work in this area, youll find this book beneficial.

(This review was originally posted to the Mathematical Association of America's Book Reviews and can be found there.)
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This book in its third edition is a classic by the Willi Kalender whose contributions in the field are unmatched.  The book is a resource that helps brush up your basic CT physics as well as helps familiarize with the state of the art in the field of CT and CT related disciplines such as PET/CT.

I think if the book had detailed sections on analytical aspects of various topics that assisted the medical imaging physics reader develop necessary mathematical skills, that would come as a great help, particularly to the student community in the field.  The associated increase in its volume would be nothing but indeed a natural consequence.  Likewise adding authors research experience based practical questions and potentially providing solutions, would help the academic medical physicist interested in using this book as a text book as well.

This is a great desktop resource for anyone working with CT and probably the most comprehensive book in a manageable and compact format and size, without overwhelming by its sheer volume, otherwise.
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If understanding how CT works is what you are looking for, this is The Book.  I have referred to this text countless times over the past years teaching CT to colleagues.  This will require some understanding of mathematics, but Buzug does a wonderful job of illustrating and describing the concepts that are accessible to those with PhDs in math wanting proofs, as well as clinicians only wanting a summary.
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I found this book an excellent and easy to follow book. Very well illustrated and to the point. I benefitted from it in preparing my lectures for a Medical Laboratory course.
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This book is a wonderful read about image processing.  Having read most of the 1st edition (yes I'm reading all of the 3rd), I can say that this 3rd edition is larger (yet not insurmountable) with more examples, explanations, mathematical development and new material.  I'm currently in the chapter about frequency domain processing and must say that the previous chapter about spatial domain processing is more robust, even now including a good introduction to fuzzy logic.  Anyhow, with a good background in applied math and Matlab programming, this material is easy reading for me, but should also be accessible enough for anyone with a general technical background.
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I ordered this becaue I needed a good basic review of standard X-rays.  It addresses most orthopedic issues, however the image examples are a little fuzzy and you can't see detail.  Overall a pretty good book.
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Overall a good text book. The text is clear on most topics and easy to read with good diagrams and many pictures.
Each chapter starts with chapter outline that guides the reader through the book and makes it more organized. It covers topics such as structure of the teeth (e.g. Enamel, pulp-dentin complex, cementum), Cariology (The lesion, etiology, prevention and control), Bio-materials (e.g. glass-ionomers, composites, liners & bases, sealants, dental cements), Fundamentals in tooth preparation (e.g. class I,II,III,IV,V,VI restorations), Instruments and equipments for tooth preparation, Composite restorations (e.g. tooth preparations, clinical techniques), Amalgam and Metal restorations and a lot more. However not much details on materials of inlay/onlay restorations. The quality of the book is good and the price tag is reasonable.