TY  - BOOK
AU  - LeVine,Harry
TI  - Medical imaging
T2  - Health and medical issues today
SN  - 9780313359699 (hard copy : alk. paper)
AV  - RC78.7.D53 M4283 2010
U1  - 616.07/54 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Santa Barbara, Calif.
PB  - Greenwood
KW  - Diagnostic imaging
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Before the light : history of looking inside the human body -- The relationship of the human body and disease -- First light : the discovery of X-rays -- The body in motion : fluoroscopy -- Breast cancer detection : mammography -- Three-dimensional imaging : the development of tomography -- Imaging the light from within : SPECT and PET -- Lighting up the body's own molecules : magnetic resonance imaging -- From oceans and bathtubs : diagnostic ultrasound imaging -- Shining a light within : endoscopy -- Future imaging modalities -- The digital age -- Radiation safety and protection -- Whole-body CT scanning for cancer detection -- Cost-benefit of medical imaging -- Accessibility of medical imaging in developing countries -- Admissibility of medical images as evidence in a court of law -- Ethics of medical imaging -- Mandatory ultrasound legislation -- The 2009 mammography guidelines controversy
ER  -