Parathyroid Imaging
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine abnormality, caused in most cases by a single parathyroid adenoma. Surgery remains the first-line curative therapy in PHPT. Imaging plays a vital role…
Computed Tomography and MR Imaging of Thyroid Disease
Over the past several years, there has been an increase in the discovery of thyroid cancers, likely because of the marked increased utilization of computed tomography (CT) and MR imaging….
Ultrasound of the Normal Thyroid with Technical Pearls and Pitfalls
Ultrasound is the best imaging modality for comprehensive evaluation of the thyroid. The thyroid is best imaged using a high-frequency linear probe with the patient in a supine position with…
Thyroid Incidentalomas
Radiologists very frequently encounter incidental findings related to the thyroid gland. Given increases in imaging use over the past several decades, thyroid incidentalomas are increasingly encountered in clinical practice, and…
Diagnosis and Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules-the Clinician’s Perspective
Thyroid nodules are a common clinical problem encountered in an endocrine practice. More and more thyroid nodules are now being detected on unrelated imaging studies, leading to an increased diagnosis…
8 – Perceptual Factors in Reading Medical Images
8 Perceptual Factors in Reading Medical Images Elizabeth A. Krupinski The interpretation of medical images relies on a combination of many factors, including perception, cognition, human factors, technology, and even…
21 – Perception of Volumetric Data
21 Perception of Volumetric Data Geoffrey D. Rubin , Trafton Drew , and Lauren H. Williams 21.1 Introduction Given the increasing proportion of medical images in clinical practice that are…
2 – A Short History of Image Perception in Medical Radiology
2 A Short History of Image Perception in Medical Radiology Harold Kundel and Calvin F. Nodine Offering an account of the past, in disciplinary histories as in ethnic and national…
4 – Signal Detection Theory: A Brief History
4 Signal Detection Theory: A Brief History Arthur Burgess 4.1 Introduction I will first describe early investigations of the effects of noise in images, starting with Albert Rose’s (1948) fluctuations…
24 – CAD: An Image Perception Perspective
24 CAD: An Image Perception Perspective MaryEllen Giger and Weijie Chen 24.1 Introduction Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) in medical imaging is generally defined as a diagnosis made by a radiologist who…
