6 Ultrasound Imaging
10.1055/b-0039-173885 6 Ultrasound ImagingZheng Feng Lu Introduction An ultrasound image is formed using sound. Ultrasound has been widely used because it is portable, low cost, and does not involve ionizing…
7 Image Processing
10.1055/b-0039-173886 7 Image ProcessingJonathon A. Nye and Randahl C. Palmer Introduction Image processing and display are critical components in the imaging workflow chain. They have tremendous diagnostic utility for disease…
3 Computed Tomography
10.1055/b-0039-173882 3 Computed TomographyKaren L. Brown and Jason R. Gold Introduction In computed tomography (CT) imaging, the X-ray tube and detector array rotate around the patient in a fixed geometry…
2 Mammography
10.1055/b-0039-173881 2 MammographyIngrid S. Reiser Introduction Mammography uses X-ray projection imaging to acquire images of the breast. Mammography has been the gold standard for breast cancer screening since the 1990s….
Answer Key
10.1055/b-0039-173887 Answer Key Chapter 1 Fluoroscopy 1. a 2. b 3. e 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. a 9. a 10. b 11. a 12. c…
1 Fluoroscopy
10.1055/b-0039-173880 1 FluoroscopyRebecca Milman Marsh and Michael Silosky Introduction Shortly after the discovery of X-rays in the late nineteenth century, fluoroscopy was developed to enable visualization of moving anatomy. Today,…
Chapter 9 Scrotum
10.1055/b-0039-173755 Chapter 9 Scrotum Barbara Pawley and Adrian Dawkins 9 Questions and Answers Question 9.1: In the transverse view of the testis, what does the yellow arrow indicate? Convergence of…
Chapter 10 Miscellaneous
10.1055/b-0039-173756 Chapter 10 Miscellaneous Scott Stevens, Halemane Ganesh, and Adrian Dawkins 10 Questions and Answers Question 10.1: This sonographic image below demonstrates a color Doppler overlay in the region of…
Chapter 11 Physics
10.1055/b-0039-173757 Chapter 11 Physics Gary Ge and Adrian Dawkins 11 Questions and Answers Question 11.1: If the amplitude of the ultrasound beam is attenuated by a factor of 2 (halved),…
Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal
10.1055/b-0039-173752 Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Paul J. Spicer 6 Questions and Answers Refer to the following case for questions 6.1 to 6.3. Case 1 A 48-year-old male has Achilles tendon pain….
