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Medical imaging. Foreword

Author: Thierry LEMOINE

Publication date: June 10, 2014

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This article presents a new collection from ?Techniques de l'Ingénieur? focusing on Medical Imaging, an innovation of its own in the world of Publications in French. Its gives some insights about the various topics which will be treated, on the economic background of Medical Imaging, giving the name of the key players in the field, explaining the specificities compared to other kinds of imaging technologies, and the main stakes in Research and Development for the forthcoming years.

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Medical imaging is a set of techniques for seeing inside tissue, and the penetrating power of the radiation used is its essential property, whether electromagnetic or acoustic waves. Patients' health will depend on the quality of the radiologist's diagnosis. The precision of the surgeon's procedure will be greatly facilitated by the relevance of the images made available to him, both for planning the procedure and for carrying it out at a later date.

Few people are unaware of the central role played by medical imaging in the treatment of pathologies. It is not only essential for establishing certain diagnoses, but also for monitoring certain surgical procedures. To take just one example, on the latest generation of radiotherapy equipment, tumors are irradiated under real-time control of the beam's position in relation to the tissue, to limit irradiation of healthy tissue as much as possible.

This foreword is also the introduction to a new collection from Techniques de l'Ingénieur, focusing on healthcare technologies, and more specifically on electronic and software techniques used in medical imaging. This collection, without equivalent in the French language, hopes to meet the expectations of all players in the field, whether they are users of radiology equipment in hospitals, clinics and laboratories, engineers who design such equipment and devices, researchers who reflect on new concepts, or students who wish to devote themselves to this rapidly developing field of science and industry.

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KEYWORDS

image processing   |   magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)   |   contrast agents   |   X-ray imaging   |   nuclear medicine   |   ultrasound imaging   |   optical imaging   |   CT scanners   |   radiology   |   radiography   |   breast imaging   |   angiography   |   tomography   |   scintigraphy   |   biomedical   |   Healthcare


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