Main description:

Introduces both optical microscopy and medical imaging with an emphasis on recurring themes such as resolution and contrast to reinforce understanding.

Includes many illustrations and boxed material that give more detailed explanations.

Features hands-on activities and experiments.

Provides end-of-chapter problems for self-study.

Offers supplementary online materials including a solutions manual.

Contents:

1. Introduction, 2. Review of Essential Basics, Section I. Microscopy, 3. Introduction to Image Formation by the Optical Microscope, 4. Wave Theory of Image Formation and Resolution, 5. Contrast Enhancement in Optical Microscopy, 6. Fluorescence Microscopy, 7. Axially Selective Fluorescence Excitation Techniques, 8. Super-Resolution Fluorescence Techniques, 9. Detectors, Sampling, and Image Processing and Analysis, Section II. Medical Imaging, 10. Ultrasound, 11. Projection Radiography and Computed Tomography, 12. Planar Scintigraphy and Emission Tomography, 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging