385
Index
reflection tomography
Doppler ultrasound imaging, 327–329
mathematical methodology, 325–326
physical setup, 325
sonogram, heart, 326–327
surface rendering technique, 331
TOF tomography
description, 324–325
principle, 319
transducers, 311
ultrasound wave detection, 311
volume rendering technique, 331
vs. X-ray imaging, 310
V
Ventricular arrhythmias, 183
Ventricular fibrillation, 184
Ventricular tachycardia (VT), 184
Visual evoked potentials (VEP), 204–205
W
Wavelet-domain analysis
ECG, 193
EEG, 214
EMG, 232–233
Wavelet transform (WT), 129
application
compression, 98
filtering and denoising, 96–98
definition, 86
MATLAB, 99
one-dimensional continuous wavelet
transform (CWT)
of a time signal, 86
Daubechies (dbX) wavelets, 87–88
inverse continuous wavelet transform
(ICWT), 87
Mexican hat mother wavelet, 87
other mother wavelets, 88
one-dimensional discrete wavelet transform
(1-D DWT)
definition, 88–89
on discrete signals, 90–94
synthesis equation, 89
short-time Fourier transform (STFT)
disadvantages, 85
magnitude of DFT of three signals, 79–80
shortcomings of relying only on
magnitude, 81–82
two signals in time, 79–80
two-dimensional discrete wavelet transform
(2-D DWT), 94–96
Wenkebach phenomenon, 187
Wilson placement, 179
Wolf–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome, 186,
188–189
X
X-ray imaging
attenuation based, 266–267
characteristic beam delivery design, 262–263
complications, 279
contrast agents usage, 271
and CT imaging
bomedical scanners, 274–276
computer algorithm, 273
description, 273
image-guided interventions, 278–279
registration, 278–279
schematic representation, 273
stereotactic surgeries, 277–278
description, 264–265
diagnostic applications, 276–277
image quality, 271–272
medical radiography setup, 265
quantum noise, 272
radiation dose, 265–266
radiation hazards and epidemiological
effects, 279
radiolucent, 261
radiopaque, 261
relative characteristic radiation spectrum,
263–264
Röntgen experiment, 261
X-ray detection
film imaging, 267–268
fluorescence, 268
fluorescent plate imaging technique, 270
interventional radiology, 268–270
scintillation counters, 270
stenting, 270
Z
Z-disk, 220
Index
reflection tomography
Doppler ultrasound imaging, 327–329
mathematical methodology, 325–326
physical setup, 325
sonogram, heart, 326–327
surface rendering technique, 331
TOF tomography
description, 324–325
principle, 319
transducers, 311
ultrasound wave detection, 311
volume rendering technique, 331
vs. X-ray imaging, 310
V
Ventricular arrhythmias, 183
Ventricular fibrillation, 184
Ventricular tachycardia (VT), 184
Visual evoked potentials (VEP), 204–205
W
Wavelet-domain analysis
ECG, 193
EEG, 214
EMG, 232–233
Wavelet transform (WT), 129
application
compression, 98
filtering and denoising, 96–98
definition, 86
MATLAB, 99
one-dimensional continuous wavelet
transform (CWT)
of a time signal, 86
Daubechies (dbX) wavelets, 87–88
inverse continuous wavelet transform
(ICWT), 87
Mexican hat mother wavelet, 87
other mother wavelets, 88
one-dimensional discrete wavelet transform
(1-D DWT)
definition, 88–89
on discrete signals, 90–94
synthesis equation, 89
short-time Fourier transform (STFT)
disadvantages, 85
magnitude of DFT of three signals, 79–80
shortcomings of relying only on
magnitude, 81–82
two signals in time, 79–80
two-dimensional discrete wavelet transform
(2-D DWT), 94–96
Wenkebach phenomenon, 187
Wilson placement, 179
Wolf–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome, 186,
188–189
X
X-ray imaging
attenuation based, 266–267
characteristic beam delivery design, 262–263
complications, 279
contrast agents usage, 271
and CT imaging
bomedical scanners, 274–276
computer algorithm, 273
description, 273
image-guided interventions, 278–279
registration, 278–279
schematic representation, 273
stereotactic surgeries, 277–278
description, 264–265
diagnostic applications, 276–277
image quality, 271–272
medical radiography setup, 265
quantum noise, 272
radiation dose, 265–266
radiation hazards and epidemiological
effects, 279
radiolucent, 261
radiopaque, 261
relative characteristic radiation spectrum,
263–264
Röntgen experiment, 261
X-ray detection
film imaging, 267–268
fluorescence, 268
fluorescent plate imaging technique, 270
interventional radiology, 268–270
scintillation counters, 270
stenting, 270
Z
Z-disk, 220
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