#6 Medical Physics of CT and Ultrasound: Tissue Imaging and Characterization

#6 Medical Physics of CT and Ultrasound: Tissue Imaging and Characterization

Author:  Gary D. Fullerton, James Zagzebski, ed.
ISBN:  9781888340082
Published:  (1980 Summer School) |  717 pp | 

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Table of Contents

I. CT—BASIC INSTRUMENTATION AND IMAGING CONCEPTS

History of Computed Tomography
William R. Hendee

Development of the CT Concept
Allan Cormack

Transmission Computed Tomography System Components
Robert Waggener and William McDavid

Computational Principles of Transmission CT
Rodney A. Brooks

Comparative Evaluation of CT Scanner Technology
Rodney A. Brooks

CT Imagain Parameters
Edwin C. McCullough

Discussion: CT Basic Instrumentation and Imaging Concepts


II. CT—PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL APPLICATION

Computerized Tomography: A Clinical Perspective
Albert J. Alter

Fundamentals of CT Tissue Characterization
Gary D. Fullerton

Quantitative Computed Tomography
Charles R. Wilson

Intravenous Contrast Material and Tissue Enhancement in Computed Tomography
D.B. Plewes, M.R. Violante, T.W. Morris

Computed Tomography Applied to Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
James A. Purdy and Satish C. Prasad

Specifications and Quality Assurance for CT Scanners
Daniel A. Sassano

CT Facility Design
Edwin C. McCullough

Radiation Consideration in CT Scanning
Edwin C. McCullough

Discussion: CT Problems in Clinical Application


III. ULTRASOUND—BACIC INSTRUMENTATION AND IMAGING CONCEPTS

Comparative Evaluation of Tissue Imaging with Computerized Tomography and Ultrasound
Marvin C. Ziskin

History of Ultrasound Imaging
William R. Hendee and Joseph H. Holmes

Static B-Scan Ultrasound Equipment: Principles and Expectations
E. J. Pisa

Principles of Auto Scan Ultrasound Instrumentation
Donald E. Dick and Paul L. Carson

Ultrasonic Doppler Equipment
Peter N.T. Wells

Propagation of Ultrasonic Waves Through Tissue
Peter N.T. Wells

Scattering of Sound by Tissue
John M. Reid

The Relationship Between Ultrasonic Attenuation and Speed in Tissues and the Constituents:
Water, Collagen, Protein, and Fat
Jeff D. Pohlhanmer and William D. O’Brien, Jr.

Texture in Gray-scale Ultrasonograms and Its Relationship to the Processing and Analysis of
Ultrasound Data
Joie Pierce Jones and Carolyn Kimme-Smith

Discussion: Ultrasound—Basic Instrumentation and Imaging Concepts


IV. ULTRASOUND—PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL APPLICATION

Medical Ultrasound Imaging: 1980
Howard W. Raymond

Ultrasound in the Radiotherapy Department: Past Present, and Future
Richard A. Banjavic

Ultrasound Quality Assurance
Albert Goldstein

Ultrasound Equipment Acceptance Tests
James A. Zagzebski

Ultrasonically Soft Tissue Mimicking Materials
Ernest L. Madsen

Diagnostic Ultrasonic Emissions and Their Measurements
Paul L. Carson

Biological Effects of Ultrasound
William D. O’Brien, Jr.

Discussion: Ultrasound—Problems in Clinical Applications


V. FUTURE TRENDS IN TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING

Progress in Ultrasonic Computed Tomography (CT) of the Breast
P.O. Carson, A.L. Sherzinger, T.V. Oughton, J.E. Kubitschek, P.A. Lambert, M.G. Dunne,
G.E. Moore, and D.E. Dick

NMR Scanning (FONAR) for Medical Diagnosis
Raymond Damadian

High-Speed Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography and Multidimensional Display of the Heart, Lungs, and Circulation
Richard A. Robb

The Future of High Technology Devices in Medical Imaging—Panel Discussion
Moderator: Gary D. Fullerton
Panel: Albert Alter, Paul Carson, Raymond Damadian, William Hendee, Richard Robb