Imagining Imaging

Michael R. Jackson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

274 Seiten

2021
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-42782-5 (ISBN)

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From Roentgen to Rembrandt, Hounsfield to Hollywood and Vesalius to videogames, Imagining Imaging explores the deeply entwined relationship between art (and visual-based culture) and radiology / medical imaging. Including artworks from numerous historical eras representing varied geographic locations and visual traditions, alongside a diverse range of contemporary artists, Dr Jackson argues that the foundations of medical image construction and interpretation were laid down in artistic innovations dating back hundreds and thousands of years. Since the discovery of X-rays, artists and moviemakers have, in turn, drawn rich inspiration from radiographic imagery and concepts, but the process of cross-pollination between art and science has continued, with creative endeavour continuing to mould medical imaging examinations to this day.

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
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	700 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	0-367-42782-6 / 0367427826
ISBN-13	978-0-367-42782-5 / 9780367427825
Zustand	Neuware