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Book reviews / Clinical Imaging 31 (2007) 217 – 218
are emphasized. A recent and consonant bibliography to the topic is discussed. This didactic formula in bulleted format is based on the use of a concise text without losing its completeness. Recently, a large number of texts seem to have abandoned the bold traditional proseQ to embrace a style which plans to say everything but in the fastest possible way. They are all books for rapid consultation, but to appreciate these books one has to presuppose that the reader has a solid cultural base and also a discrete experience which will allow him/her, faced with a problematical radiological image, to interpret it, to formulate a diagnosis and then compare it with a corresponding case in order to confirm it. In conclusion, this atlas is complete, well organized and enriched by numerous clear illustrations; however, its concise composition is its strength and at the same time its weakness. Its strength is in its usefulness when the reader, preparing a report, needs a rapid diagnostic consultation, proposing epidemiologic, clinical, therapeutic and anatomic pathologic information. Its weakness consists in not offering a true didactic treatise by not offering the often necessary further in-depth information, but it must be pointed out that this was not the objective of the authors. The book is recommended to the more expert chest radiologists as a useful manual when in need of refreshing clinical and pathologic information, which is not always fresh in the memory, to the senior residents who may be called to read challenging chest images, and it would be useful also to the pulmonary specialist and the thoracic surgeon facing a difficult pulmonary problem. Sandro Morassut doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.02.003
Computed tomography: fundamentals, system technology, image quality, applications, 2nd edition WA Kalender, 2006,. . NJ7 Wiley; 2006,3895782165 301 pages, 104 illustrations, 64-slice Spiral CT, CD-ROM included, USA $75.00; ISBN: 3895782165.
This 300-page booklet is a guide to fundamentals, system technology, image quality, and miscellaneous applications of computed tomography (CT).
Chapter 1 starts with a histological overview of the basic principle of CT such as what we measure and what is displayed in CT images. In Chapter 2, technical concepts are discussed and both standard and special scanners such as electron beam, dual energy, and positron emission tomography–CT are described. Chapter 3 is entirely dedicated to the mathematical aspects of image reconstruction using spiral acquisition. Factors influencing image quality are discussed in chapter 4, starting from the conventional nonspiral acquisition to the problems related to multislice technology. Very interesting is the fifth chapter, which is dedicated to the x-ray dose issues with suggestions for optimization of patient dose issues and quality control. Chapter 6 is a summary of 2D and 3D display methods such as surface, projection, and volume rendering displays. Chapters 7 and 8 are dedicated to special and future application of CT: subchapters face very actual issues such as cardiac and coronary calcium measurement. Finally, Chapter 9 is about mathematical aspects of image reconstruction. Although this chapter is pretty hard to handle if the reader has little mathematical bases, it is extremely interesting to see the huge mathematical background that lies behind every calculation. A very interesting section of this book is the glossary, which has a very clear explanation of CT terms: they are not only spelled but also explained with mathematical equations and operations if necessary. A welcome bonus is an updated CD-ROM with diagrams, algorithms, image examples, video clips, and interactive exercises from state-of-the-art 64-slice multislice scanners. These pictorial data are free for use for personal presentation, teaching, and other uses. Without any unnecessary description or consideration and bringing lots of extra pictorial materials, this book can interest a wide target of readers ranging from students to physicists, doctors, radiographers, and engineers. Although brief and schematic, but the subject could not be treated in a different way, this book is exactly what is needed by anyone interested in the physics and technology behind the CT scanner. Luca Balestreri doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.02.004
Book reviews / Clinical Imaging 31 (2007) 217 – 218
are emphasized. A recent and consonant bibliography to the topic is discussed. This didactic formula in bulleted format is based on the use of a concise text without losing its completeness. Recently, a large number of texts seem to have abandoned the bold traditional proseQ to embrace a style which plans to say everything but in the fastest possible way. They are all books for rapid consultation, but to appreciate these books one has to presuppose that the reader has a solid cultural base and also a discrete experience which will allow him/her, faced with a problematical radiological image, to interpret it, to formulate a diagnosis and then compare it with a corresponding case in order to confirm it. In conclusion, this atlas is complete, well organized and enriched by numerous clear illustrations; however, its concise composition is its strength and at the same time its weakness. Its strength is in its usefulness when the reader, preparing a report, needs a rapid diagnostic consultation, proposing epidemiologic, clinical, therapeutic and anatomic pathologic information. Its weakness consists in not offering a true didactic treatise by not offering the often necessary further in-depth information, but it must be pointed out that this was not the objective of the authors. The book is recommended to the more expert chest radiologists as a useful manual when in need of refreshing clinical and pathologic information, which is not always fresh in the memory, to the senior residents who may be called to read challenging chest images, and it would be useful also to the pulmonary specialist and the thoracic surgeon facing a difficult pulmonary problem. Sandro Morassut doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.02.003
Computed tomography: fundamentals, system technology, image quality, applications, 2nd edition WA Kalender, 2006,. . NJ7 Wiley; 2006,3895782165 301 pages, 104 illustrations, 64-slice Spiral CT, CD-ROM included, USA $75.00; ISBN: 3895782165.
This 300-page booklet is a guide to fundamentals, system technology, image quality, and miscellaneous applications of computed tomography (CT).
Chapter 1 starts with a histological overview of the basic principle of CT such as what we measure and what is displayed in CT images. In Chapter 2, technical concepts are discussed and both standard and special scanners such as electron beam, dual energy, and positron emission tomography–CT are described. Chapter 3 is entirely dedicated to the mathematical aspects of image reconstruction using spiral acquisition. Factors influencing image quality are discussed in chapter 4, starting from the conventional nonspiral acquisition to the problems related to multislice technology. Very interesting is the fifth chapter, which is dedicated to the x-ray dose issues with suggestions for optimization of patient dose issues and quality control. Chapter 6 is a summary of 2D and 3D display methods such as surface, projection, and volume rendering displays. Chapters 7 and 8 are dedicated to special and future application of CT: subchapters face very actual issues such as cardiac and coronary calcium measurement. Finally, Chapter 9 is about mathematical aspects of image reconstruction. Although this chapter is pretty hard to handle if the reader has little mathematical bases, it is extremely interesting to see the huge mathematical background that lies behind every calculation. A very interesting section of this book is the glossary, which has a very clear explanation of CT terms: they are not only spelled but also explained with mathematical equations and operations if necessary. A welcome bonus is an updated CD-ROM with diagrams, algorithms, image examples, video clips, and interactive exercises from state-of-the-art 64-slice multislice scanners. These pictorial data are free for use for personal presentation, teaching, and other uses. Without any unnecessary description or consideration and bringing lots of extra pictorial materials, this book can interest a wide target of readers ranging from students to physicists, doctors, radiographers, and engineers. Although brief and schematic, but the subject could not be treated in a different way, this book is exactly what is needed by anyone interested in the physics and technology behind the CT scanner. Luca Balestreri doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.02.004