3D Imaging in Medicine, Second Edition

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The ability to visualize, non-invasively, human internal organs in their true from and shape has intrigued mankind for centuries. While the recent inventions of medical imaging modalities such as computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have revolutionized radiology, the development of three-dimensional (3D) imaging has brought us closer to the age-old quest of non-invasive... Read more

The ability to visualize, non-invasively, human internal organs in their true from and shape has intrigued mankind for centuries. While the recent inventions of medical imaging modalities such as computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have revolutionized radiology, the development of three-dimensional (3D) imaging has brought us closer to the age-old quest of non-invasive visualization.

The ability to not only visualize but to manipulate and analyze 3D structures from captured multidimensional image data, is vital to a number of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. 3D Imaging in Medicine, Second Edition, unique in its contents, covers both the technical aspects and the actual medical applications of the process in a single source.

The value of this technology is obvious. For example, three dimensional imaging allows a radiologist to accurately target the positioning and dosage of chemotherapy as well as to make more accurate diagnoses by showing more pathology; it allows the vascular surgeon to study the flow of blood through clogged arteries; it allows the orthopedist to find all the pieces of a compound fracture; and, it allows oncologists to perform less invasive biopsies.

In fact, one of the most important uses of 3D Imaging is in computer-assisted surgery. For example, in cancer surgery, computer images show the surgeon the extent of the tumor so that only the diseased tissue is removed. In short, 3D imaging provides clinicians with information that saves time and money.

3D Imaging in Medicine, Second Edition provides a ready reference on the fundamental science of 3D imaging and its medical applications. The chapters have been written by experts in the field, and the technical aspects are covered in a tutorial fashion, describing the basic principles and algorithms in an easily understandable way.

The application areas covered include: surgical planning, neuro-surgery, orthopedics, prosthesis design, brain imaging, analysis of cardio-pulmonary structures, and the assessment of clinical efficacy.

The book is designed to provide a quick and systematic understanding of the principles of biomedical visualization to students, scientists and researchers, and to act as a source of information to medical practitioners on a wide variety of clinical applications of 3D imaging. Read less

Three-Dimensional Imaging: Principles and Approaches-Jayaram K. Udupa, Department of Radiology, Medical Image Processing Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Three-Dimensional Imaging and Its Derivatives in Clinical Research and Practice-Frans W. Zonneveld, Department of Radiology, Utrecht University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Quantification Using Three-Dimensional Imaging-Gabor T. Herman, Department of Radiology, Medical Image Processing Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Evaluation of Three-Dimensional Imaging-Michael W. Vannier, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City
An Overview of Computer Integrated Surgery and Therapy-Stephane Lavallee, Eric Bainville, and Ivan Bricault, TIMC Laboratory, Grenoble University Hospital, La Tronche, France
Three-Dimensional Computerized Tomography Angiography-Willi A. Kalender and Mathias Prokop, Institute for Medical Physics, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany
Volume Visualization in Radiation Treatment-Charles A. Pelizzari and George T.Y. Chen, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago
Three-Dimensional Imaging: Musculoskeletal Applications-Elliot K. Fishman and Brian Kuszyk, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Tarsal Joint Kinematics Via Three-Dimensional Imaging-Bruce Elliot Hirsh, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jayaram K. Udupa; and Eric Stindel, Service d' Orthopédie et Traumatologie, Laboratoire d' Anatomie, Hospital de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
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Jayaram K. Udupa

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"The book represents a clear, complete and outstanding report of the current status of 3D methods and applications. The editors and the authors are among the most expert scientists in this field."
--M. C. Gilardi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 27, No. 10

3D Imaging in Medicine, Second Edition

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