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Tomographic Medical Imaging Modalities: a Short Conceptual Introduction

Version 1 : Received: 11 November 2022 / Approved: 11 November 2022 / Online: 11 November 2022 (06:13:34 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 16 December 2022 / Approved: 19 December 2022 / Online: 19 December 2022 (02:40:26 CET)

How to cite: Kory, M. Tomographic Medical Imaging Modalities: a Short Conceptual Introduction. Preprints 2022, 2022110218. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0218.v2 Kory, M. Tomographic Medical Imaging Modalities: a Short Conceptual Introduction. Preprints 2022, 2022110218. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0218.v2

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of tomography and different tomographic imaging modalities. The goal of this paper is to provide an understanding of various imaging modalities; in particular, how the imaging is performed, working principles, and applications. It was not intended to provide the in-depth mathematical principles of these imaging modalities, rather this paper focuses on providing the knowledge in an easy-to-grasp manner for the readers' benefit. Imaging modalities are categorized based on the physics behind image generation. First, the paper explains the general tomography principle. Then explains Ultrasound Imaging, Electrical Impedance Tomography, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). In the end, the paper provides the fundamentals and review of two relatively new imagining modalities, Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT) and functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Keywords

Tomography, Medical Imaging; Ultrasound, EIT; CT Diffuse Optical Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Photoacoustic; Positron Emission; fNIRS

Subject

Physical Sciences, Applied Physics

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Received: 19 December 2022
Commenter: Mark Kory
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Comment: There was some typos. 
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