Physical Aspects of Organs and Imaging.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (422 pages)
- De Gruyter Textbook Series .
- De Gruyter Textbook Series .
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part A: Physical and physiological aspects of the body -- 1. Brief overview of body parts and functions -- 2. Body mechanics and muscles -- 3. Elastomechanics: bones and fractures -- 4. Energy household of the body -- 5. Resting potential and action potential -- 6. Signal transmission in neurons -- 7. Electrophysical aspects of the heart -- 8. The circulatory system -- 9. The respiratory system -- 10. Kidneys -- 11. Basic mechanism of vision -- 12. Sound and sound perception -- Part B: Imaging modalities without ionizing radiation -- 13. Sonography -- 14. Endoscopy -- 15. Magnetic resonance imaging -- 16. Questions & -- amp -- answers -- List of acronyms used in this book -- Index.