Image-Guided Therapy Systems (Engineering in Medicine & Biology)

Shahram Vaezy

ISBN 10: 1596931094 ISBN 13: 9781596931091

Publisher: Artech House, 2009

Synopsis

Here's a cutting-edge resource that provides a global survey of the rapidly growing field of image-guided therapy. Readers 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. Professionals learn the fundamentals of imaging and therapeutic modalities and their capabilities and constraints in implementation of image-guided therapy systems.

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About the Author

Shahram Vaezy is an associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering, both from the University of Washington. Vesna Zderic is a research associate in the applied physics laboratory at the University of Washington. She holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Serbia and a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Washington.

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596931094
• ISBN 13: 9781596931091
• Binding: Product Bundle
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 550
• Editor: Shahram Vaezy, Vesna Zderic