| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Cambridge medicine |
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Cambridge medicine (Series)
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| Contents |
Instrumentation / Andrew Maidment and Drew A. Torigian -- MRI/MRS instrumentation and physics / Hee Kwon Song and Drew A. Torigian -- Optical and ultrasound imaging / Michael Graham and Hossein Jadvar -- Instrumentation-nuclear medicine and PET / Michael Graham -- Quantitation-nuclear medicine / Michael Graham -- Perfusion / Michael Graham -- Metabolism / Hossein Jadvar -- Cellular proliferation / Hossein Jadvar -- Hypoxia / Michael Graham -- Receptor imaging / Michael Graham -- Apoptosis / Heather Jacene -- Angiogenesis / Hossein Jadvar -- Reporter genes / Amer N. Najjar, Laura J. Fromme, and Shahriar Yaghoubi -- Stem cell tracking / Daniel Golovko, Ramsha Khan, and Heike Daldrup-Link -- Amyloid imaging / Heather Jacene |
| Summary |
Engage with the visual world of disease with this accessible introduction to molecular imaging. This book provides users of all levels with the characterization and measurement of biological processes on a cellular level, functioning within humans, and other living systems. This important new introduction to the field will enable the reader to recognize the major methods, modalities and varied applications of molecular imaging in an efficient and effective way. Featuring techniques from areas such as nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, optical imaging, and nanotechnology, the book also covers the current movement towards precision medicine thereby driving exceptional hospital care, worldwide. Molecular Imaging provides valuable insight into the properties that improve patient diagnosis. Serving to inform experienced physicians, students, and beginners alike, this convenient introduction is tailored to an individual with the desire to effectively grasp the basic concepts of molecular imaging, under the constraints of a busy professional career |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Molecular probes.
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Diagnostic imaging.
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Radioimmunoimaging.
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Radioisotope scanning.
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Magnetic resonance imaging.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Molecular Imaging
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Molecular Probes
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Radioimmunodetection
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Magnetic resonance imaging
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Diagnostic imaging
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Molecular probes
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Radioimmunoimaging
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Radioisotope scanning
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jadvar, H., editor
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Jacene, Heather, editor
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Graham, Michael M., editor
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| ISBN |
9781107360044 |
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1107360048 |
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