Medical Images

Ho Kyung Kimhokyung@pusan.ac.kr

Pusan National University

Introduction to Medical Engineering

Most figures are adopted from the textbook, [Bushberg 2012]

Vocabulary

• posterior, anterior & lateral• projections• planar imaging• attenuation• conspicuity• masses & calcifications• K‐edge filters• anti‐scatter grids• automatic exposure control (AEC)• dose• glandular & fatty tissues• digital tomosynthesis• sagittal, coronal & axial• iodinated contrast agent• angiography

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Wrap‐up

• posterior, anterior & lateral• projections• planar imaging• attenuation• conspicuity• masses & calcifications• K‐edge filters• anti‐scatter grids• automatic exposure control (AEC)• dose• glandular & fatty tissues• digital tomosynthesis• sagittal, coronal & axial• iodinated contrast agent• angiography

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