Published November, 2010
By Andre Kamkin, Irina Kiseleva, N. Tavernarakis and P. Persson
Publisher: Springer
Series: Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues
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Mechanosensitivity of the nervous system is a rapidly growing field. This singular resource offers reviews outlining the fundamental knowledge and latest findings in the field as well as ideas for future developments.

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Published November, 2010
By Marc Thiriet
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: CRM Series in Mathematical Physics
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This authoritative work presents the basic knowledge and state-of-the-art techniques necessary to carry out investigations of the cardiovascular system using modeling and simulation.

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Published November, 2010
By Bruce Hillman and Jeff Goldsmith
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Many will remember the segment of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" in the Disney film Fantasia; it is a perfect metaphor for medical imaging as it stands today. This book combines an accessible look at present and emergingtechnologies with a cultural and political analysis of its impact on the health system and society.

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Published November, 2010
By Gopinath Gnanasegaran, John Buscombe, Assad Movahed and Margaret Hall
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This is the first book ever to integrate in-depth information from cardiology and nuclear cardiology. It covers basic science and clinical practice and offers a comparison of nuclear medicine techniques with other imaging.

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Published November, 2010
By Henrik S. Thomsen and Judith A. W. Webb
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging
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This revised edition of Contrast Media: Safety Issues and Guidelines, updates the successful first edition and contains new chapters. It provides an invaluable, unique and unparalleled source of information on the safety issues relating to contrast media.

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Published November, 2010
By Andrew Webb and Nadine Barrie Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering
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Covering the basics of X-rays, CT, PET, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and MRI, this textbook is for a one-semester senior undergraduate/graduate course in medical imaging. Together with the state-of-the-art concepts and theory, it also provides relevant clinical applications, solved and open-ended example problems, and future prospects for the field.

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Published November, 2010
By Markus Braun, Peter Gilch and Wolfgang Zinth
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Learn about the many biological and medical applications of ultrashort laser pulses. The authors highlight and explain how the briefness of these laser pulses permits the tracing of even the fastest processes in photo-active bio-systems. They also present a variety of applications that rely on the high peak intensity of ultrashort laser pulses.

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Published November, 2010
By Michael P. André
Publisher: Springer
Series: Acoustical Imaging
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Since 1968, the International Acoustical Imaging Symposium has provided a unique forum for advanced research, promoting the sharing of technology, developments, methods and theory among all areas of acoustics.

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Published November, 2010
By Emilio Quaia
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging
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The pathology and anatomy of the kidney and upper urinary tract are explored in this analysis from a diagnostic imaging perspective. Normal anatomic variants are described, in addition to a presentation of imaging techniques to assess the upper urinary area.

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Published November, 2010
By Fabio Martino, Roberto Caudana and Claudio Defilippi
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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Multiauthored book dealing comprehensively with the various aspects of imaging of pediatric musculoskeletal trauma. The third section includes also legal aspects of child abuse (battered child) and will indicate current international medical-legal guidelines.

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