Medical Imaging, X-rays, Ultrasound, and MRI

Course overview

In Medical Imaging, X-rays, Ultrasound, and MRI we discuss the meaning of medical imaging, its history, types of medical imaging, the role in plays in pregnancy, the function of maximizing imaging procedure use, how 3D images are created, role of non-diagnostic imaging, process of archiving and recording medical images, risk and safety issues, privacy protection. The meaning of an x-ray, its properties, interaction of x-rays with matter, how x-rays are produced, x-ray detectors in shape and function, medical uses, adverse effects. The meaning of a medical ultrasound, types of imaging modes, advantages and disadvantages of medical ultrasound, its uses, the mechanism, expansion of medical ultrasound, advantages and disadvantages of ultrasonography, the processing and power used in medical ultrasound, risks and side effects, regulation in the United States. The meaning of magnetic resonance imaging MRI, its mechanism, diagnostics used, specialized configurations, safety issues, and artifacts in magnetic resonance imaging.