Table of contents FOREWORD..........................VI PREFACE CONTRIBUTORS TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I PERFORMING THE IMAGING EXAM CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION What is Medical Imaging Informatics? The Process of Care and the role of Imaging 13345 Medical Imaging Informatics: From Theory to Application Choosing a Protocol: The role of Medical Imaging Informatics Cost Consideratio A Historic Perspective and Moving Forward PACS: Capturing Images Electronically... Teleradiology: Standardizing Data and Communications Integrating Patient Data 10 Understanding Images: Todays Challenge References CHAPTER 2: A PRIMER ON IMAGING ANATOMY AND PHYSIOlOGY15 A Review of Basic Imaging Modalities. Projectional Imaging Core Physical Concepts maging Computed Tomography Additional CT Applications Magnetic Resonance Core Physical Concepts Imaging 37 Additional MR Imaging Sequences Ultrasound Imaging An Introduction to Imaging-based Anatomy Physiology Respiratory System The Larynx and Trachea The Lungs and Airways…. The Pleura, Chest Wall, and Respiratory Muscles Pulmonary Ventilation: Inspiration and Expiration.... ∴51 Pressure Relationships during Inspiration and Expiration actors Influencing Airflow Measures of Lung Function Basic Respiratory Imagingxvii Table of Contents FOREWORD...................................................................................................VII PREFACE........................................................................................................XI CONTRIBUTORS..............................................................................................XV TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................... XVII PART I PERFORMING THE IMAGING EXAM ........................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 3 What is Medical Imaging Informatics? .................................................................3 The Process of Care and the Role of Imaging ........................................................ 4 Medical Imaging Informatics: From Theory to Application ................................... 5 Improving the Use of Imaging......................................................................................... 5 Choosing a Protocol: The Role of Medical Imaging Informatics...................................... 6 Cost Considerations ........................................................................................................ 8 A Historic Perspective and Moving Forward ......................................................... 9 PACS: Capturing Images Electronically............................................................................ 9 Teleradiology: Standardizing Data and Communications ............................................. 10 Integrating Patient Data................................................................................................ 10 Understanding Images: Today’s Challenge ................................................................... 11 References.........................................................................................................12 CHAPTER 2: A PRIMER ON IMAGING ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ........................... 15 A Review of Basic Imaging Modalities ................................................................15 Projectional Imaging............................................................................................ 15 Core Physical Concepts ................................................................................................. 15 Imaging ......................................................................................................................... 17 Computed Tomography....................................................................................... 23 Imaging ......................................................................................................................... 23 Additional CT Applications ............................................................................................ 33 Magnetic Resonance ........................................................................................... 34 Core Physical Concepts ................................................................................................. 34 Imaging ......................................................................................................................... 37 Additional MR Imaging Sequences................................................................................ 40 Ultrasound Imaging ............................................................................................. 43 An Introduction to Imaging-based Anatomy & Physiology .................................45 Respiratory System.............................................................................................. 46 The Larynx and Trachea ................................................................................................ 46 The Lungs and Airways.................................................................................................. 47 The Pleura, Chest Wall, and Respiratory Muscles......................................................... 50 Pulmonary Ventilation: Inspiration and Expiration....................................................... 51 Pressure Relationships during Inspiration and Expiration ............................................ 51 Factors Influencing Airflow ........................................................................................... 52 Measures of Lung Function........................................................................................... 53 Basic Respiratory Imaging ............................................................................................. 54