Medical Imaging

Medical imaging is one of the most important diagnostic tools used for early detection of diseases and precisely identifying the affected areas of an organism's body. Problems related to internal organs are not easy to detect and any delay may inflict a severe harm. This field has devised several sophisticated techniques to produce low to high resolution images of affected body organs. It covers some of the crucial techniques such as radiography, endoscopy, elastography, tactile imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, medical ultrasonography or ultrasound, thermography, medical photography, etc. This book includes some of the vital pieces of work being conducted across the world on the various imaging techniques. It consists of contributions made by international experts. The various advancements in this field are glanced at and their applications as well as ramifications are looked at in detail. Students, researchers, experts and all associated with this area of study will benefit alike from this book.