The Revolution in Medical Imaging

Barbara Moe

ISBN 10: 0823936724 / ISBN 13: 9780823936724

Published by Rosen Publishing Group, Inc Dez 2002, 2002

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Neuware - Ripped from Today's Headlines, Here Are Six Important Titles Focusing on the Future of Medical Technology This series of books highlights current and future trends in advancing medical technology, from the use of new materials for artificial organs to the genetic engineering of disease-free human beings. New diagnostic imaging systems have made it much easier for doctors to determine the nature of injuries, and new surgical tools mean safer operations and shorter stays in the hospital. Future medicine will likely astound us all. This book features the breakthroughs in medical science that have led to the development of new scanning and diagnostic tools, such as CAT, PET, and MRI scans. Doctors can now precisely define the location of a tumor or the degree to which blood flow is restricted in a tiny artery. As a result, the diagnosis of illness has become much more accurate.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Revolution in Medical Imaging
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc Dez 2002
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823936724
• ISBN 13: 9780823936724
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 247W x 185H x 10D millimeters 247 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 367 grams

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Synopsis

This book features the breakthroughs in medical science that have led to the development of new scanning and diagnostic tools such as CAT, PET, and MRI scans. Doctors can now precisely define the location of a tumor or the degree to which blood flow is restricted in a tiny artery. As a result, the diagnosis of illness has become much more accurate.

Reviews

Reviewed with Sandra Giddens and Owen Giddens' Future Techniques in Surgery.

Gr. 6-9. Tied to health and science curricula, books in the Library of Future Medicine series are made to order for reports. Surgery takes readers from the days when the cure for a headache was making a hole in the skull to the modern surgical suite before speculating on what's to come. It's the less technical of these two volumes, as well as the most interesting, with only a few macabre specifics. There's also a nod to ethical questions. Moe's text is drier, subject notwithstanding, but the author does a commendable job of explaining the workings of some very complicated diagnostic equipment--from X rays to nuclear imaging--without overdoing technicalities. She also makes clear some of the risks and advantages of the procedures. The series design isn't particularly inviting. The illustrations, a few in each volume, are well chosen (no gruesome shots), but, despite generous leading, the narrow margins and the enlarged, bold typeface make the text seem unnecessarily daunting and hard on the eye. A bibliography and Web sites are among appended materials. Stephanie Zvirin
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