Imagining Imaging
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-42854-9 (ISBN)
Blending a unique mix of art, science and medical history, together with aspects of visual neurophysiology and psychology, Imagining Imaging is essential reading for radiologists, radiographers and artists alike. Peppered with familiar TV and film references, personal insights into the business of image interpretation, and delivered in an accessible and humorous style, the book will also appeal to anyone who enjoys looking at pictures.
Key features:
Engaging synthesis of art and medical history, combined with anecdotes and experiences from a working clinical radiologist
Diverse range of visual reference points including astronomy, botany and cartography, alongside comprehensive discussion of medical imaging modalities including plain radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI
200 full colour illustrations
Dr Michael R. Jackson is a Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, based at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh. He has a longstanding interest in the history of medicine and radiology, is Trustee of the British Society for the History of Radiology and Archivist to the Scottish Radiological Society. He is the Royal College of Radiologists / British Society for Paediatric Radiology Travelling Professor for 2021-22. Public engagement has included two sold-out talks at the Edinburgh International Science Festival in 2017 and 2018.
Contents
Foreword....................................................................................................................ix
Acknowledgements....................................................................................................xi
Author..................................................................................................................... xiii
Chapter 1 Origins...................................................................................................1
Chapter 2 The Eye’s Mind...................................................................................27
Chapter 3 Art, Artefact, and Artifice................................................................... 51
Chapter 4 Maps, Mirrors, and Manipulation.......................................................85
Chapter 5 Point of View..................................................................................... 113
Chapter 6 Similes, Similarities, and Symbolism............................................... 149
Chapter 7 Pictorial Review................................................................................ 199
Chapter 8 Imaging, Immortality, and Imagination............................................ 217
Index....................................................................................................................... 251
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.11.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Discovering Physics |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, color; 40 Line drawings, black and white; 87 Halftones, color; 61 Halftones, black and white; 97 Illustrations, color; 101 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 566 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-42854-7 / 0367428547 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-42854-9 / 9780367428549 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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