Essentials of in Vivo Biomedical Imaging

This book is the first to offer an authoritative introduction to non-invasive, in vivo imaging technologies as tools for basic, preclinical, and clinical biomedical research. Designed to meet the interdisciplinary needs of the new breed of imaging scientist, the text extends its coverage equally across optical, nuclear, magnetic resonance, ultrasonic, and x-ray computer tomographic imaging modalities, integrating didactic material with animal studies and human molecular imaging applications. Readers gain a solid understanding of how each modality works as well as what information each can obtain.

Simon R. Cherry is a distinguished professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, as well as director of the Center for Molecular and Genomic Imaging, at the University of California, Davis, USA. He earned a Ph.D in medical physics from the Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK. Dr. Cherry’s research interests include radiotracer imaging, optical imaging, and hybrid multimodality imaging systems, focusing on the development of new technologies, instrumentation, and systems. Dr. Cherry has more than 25 years of experience in the field of biomedical imaging and has authored 200+ publications, including the textbookPhysics in Nuclear Medicine. He is a fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the Institute of Physics in Engineering and Medicine.

Ramsey D. Badawi is an associate professor in the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, USA (UC Davis). He currently serves as chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and holds the molecular imaging endowed chair in the Department of Radiology. Dr. Badawi earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and a master’s degree in astronomy from the University of Sussex, UK. He earned a Ph.D in positron emission tomography (PET) physics from the University of London, UK. Prior to joining UC Davis, Dr. Badawi worked at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK; the University of Washington, Seattle, USA; and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His current research interests include PET and multimodality imaging instrumentation, image processing, and imaging in clinical trials.

Jinyi Qi is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, USA (UC Davis). He earned a Ph.D in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Prior to joining the faculty of UC Davis, he was a research scientist in the Department of Functional Imaging at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA. Dr. Qi is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, a fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and an associate editor of IEEE Transactions of Medical Imaging. Dr. Qi’s research interests include statistical image reconstruction, medical image processing, image quality evaluation, and imaging system optimization.