Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging: Inside Out (Biomedical Engineering) - Hardcover

Szabo, Thomas L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123964873 ISBN 13: 9780123964878

Publisher: Academic Press, 2013

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Review:

In 2014, ten years after publishing the first edition of this book, Dr. Thomas L. Szabo has updated the text and produced this second edition. The printed version is approximately one-third thicker and comes with a new cover image; there is also an e-book version available. A lot of different items in ultrasound imaging are explained, starting with an introduction of imaging modalities, basic ultrasound wave propagation and interactions aspects with materials, as well as technological aspects as transducer models and various beam forming methods or clinical applications for ultrasound imaging and therapy.

The MATLAB-files (query) from the first edition are still available to download. These files complement the explanations in the text and are useful for practical lessons in underpinning the theory with examples of various beamplots, Fourier transforms or for deepening the self-study.

In this second edition, most chapters were revised and topics that have been published or introduced into clinical practice within the last decade were added. To comply with the technological developments in this field, two new chapters were introduced. The first one covers modern therapeutic applications, e.g., sonothrombolysis, transcranial or cosmetic ultrasound, while the second covers the topic of elastographic methods like acoustic radiation force impulse, strain or shear Imaging.

The main strength of this book is its inclusion of an introduction and state-of-the-art review of physics and signal processing techniques used in ultrasound imaging and therapy in a single volume. The same topics can be found in different chapters as well, but including an explanation from another point of view that helps to clarify the complexity involved and understanding of the topics.

Unfortunately, this new printed edition is available with black-and-white images only, while in the digital e-book, colored images are available. This is a disadvantage, as images like modern Doppler images or velocity scales are less useful to the reader when printed in black-and-white. However, the publishers have recognized this drawback and have made full-color images available for download from the book’s website.

The book is now 17 chapters long and, for both physicists and physicians, is a rich source of information regarding basic physics and signal processing methods, covering a broad range of topics in medical ultrasound. It is an essential book to have on your tablet or bookshelf.

CHRISTIAN KOLLMANN Center for Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna

From the Back Cover:

A Volume in the Academic Press Series in Biomedical Engineering

Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging provides a comprehensive introduction to and a state-of-the-art review of the essential science and signal processing principles of diagnostic ultrasound. The progressive organization of the material serves beginners in medical ultrasound science and graduate students as well as design engineers, medical physicists, researchers, clinical collaborators and the curious. This is the most comprehensive and extensive work available on the core science and workings of advanced digital imaging systems, exploring the subject in a unified, consistent and interrelated manner. From its antecedents to the modern day use and prospects for the future, this is the most up-to-date text on the subject.

Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging provides in-depth overviews on the following major aspects of diagnostic ultrasound: absorption in tissues; acoustical and electrical measurements; beamforming, focusing, and imaging; bioeffects and ultrasound safety; digital imaging systems and terminology; Doppler and Doppler imaging; nonlinear propagation, beams and harmonic imaging; scattering and propagation through realistic tissues; tissue characterization.

Key features:

· Over 300 illustrations including imaging modes in color
· Unified treatment of physics and signal processing
· Access to MATLAB programs for simulations
· Extensive bibliography and guide to literature
· Many topics in both time and frequency domains

Thomas L. Szabo is a Research Professor at Boston University and participated in diagnostic ultrasound research and development at Hewlett Packard / Agilent Technologies for nearly twenty years.|Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging provides a comprehensive introduction to a state-of-the-art review of the essential science and signal processing principles of diagnostic ultrasound. The progressive organization of the material serves beginners and graduate students in medical ultrasound science as well as design engineers, medical physicists, researchers, clinical collaborators and the curious. This is the most comprehensive and extensive work available on the core science and workings of advanced medical ultrasound systems, exploring subjects in a unified, consistent and interrelated manner.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0123964873
• ISBN 13: 9780123964878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 832