Here's a cutting-edge resource that provides a global survey of the rapidly growing field of image-guided therapy. You find detailed coverage of a wide range of key topics, from MRI-guided surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, and brachytherapy and hyperthermia for cancer treatment - to modern procedures in neurosurgery, laser cosmetic therapy, and ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy for non-invasive tumor treatment. You learn the fundamentals of imaging and therapeutic modalities and their capabilities and constraints in implementation of image-guided therapy systems.
Introduction: Diagnosis and Therapy - History, Current Status and Future Direction. Imaging Modalities - Body Imaging. Ultrasound. MRI. CT. Optics. PET/SPECT. Advanced Cardiac Imaging. Interventional Therapy Modalities - Cut and Paste: Scalpels and Sutures. Minimally-Invasive Surgery. X-Rays and Radiation. Radio Frequency Ablation. Microwave Ablation. Laser. Cryotherapy. Gamma Knife. Drug Delivery and Thrombolysis. Hyperthermia. Image-Guided Therapy - Percutaneous Aspirations, Biopsies and Nerve Blocks. Enoscopic, Catheterization and Biopsy Procedures. 3D Visualization, Stereotactic Methods, and Neurosurgery. Automation and Robotics. Modeling of Image-Guided Therapy. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound. Practical Considerations of Image-Guided Therapy - Clinical Perspectives on Image-Guided Therapy. Real Market of Image-Guided Therapy.; To view complete TOC:; Click Google Preview button under book title above, then click on Contents tab.;
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Shahram Vaezy
Shahram Vaezy is an associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering, both from the University of Washington.
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Vesna Zderic
Vesna Zderic is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the George Washington University in Washington DC. She holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Belgrade in Serbia and a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Washington.