ISBN: 9780387240244

In spite of the remarkable progress that has been made against cancer, the battle is far from over. It is estimated that there are 175,000 new female breast cancer cases, annually, and 40… More...

In spite of the remarkable progress that has been made against cancer, the battle is far from over. It is estimated that there are 175,000 new female breast cancer cases, annually, and 40,000 deaths resulting from it in the U. S. In fact, breast cancer incidence rates have shown little change in the 1990s, while breast cancer death rates have been declining about 2percentperyearsince1990[Riesetal. ,1999]. Modernmammographyisrelieduponmost often for breast cancer screening. Mammograms can detect most breast cancers, but they miss some. Its accuracy and sensitivity are age and breast density dependent. For example, the false negative rate is about 25% for women under age 50, with invasive breast cancer [Kerlikowske et al. , 1996; 1997]. It reduces to 10% for women more than 50 years of age. Although the amount of radiation exposure during mammography is minimal - about the same as receiving a dental x-ray, the radiation from mammograms can cause additional breast cancer deaths [Feig, 1996; NIH, 1997]. (It has been estimated that if 10,000 women have yearly mammograms for ten years, the radiation from mammograms will cause one additional breast cancer death. ) Because the absolute bene?t of screening women aged 40 to 49 years is small and there is concern that the harm may be substantial, there have been suggestions that these women should be informed about the potential bene?ts and risks of screening mammography [Kerlikowske, 1997]. Books > Medicine & Public Health eBook, Springer Shop<

2006, ISBN: 9780387240244

The objective of this fourth volume in the series Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems remains the same as previous volumes: to add a number of significant advances in thi… More...

The objective of this fourth volume in the series Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems remains the same as previous volumes: to add a number of significant advances in this area of research to scientific and professional literature. In general, the interaction of electromagnetic fields and waves with biological systems is frequency-dependent. Moreover, the mechanisms of interaction for fields at low frequencies are very different from those at high frequencies. While significant advances are being made on many fronts, a special emphasis of this volume is on current and future biomedical applications of electromagnetic fields, ranging in frequency from quasi-static to the optical domain. Each chapter consists of a comprehensive presentation of a topic of current interest and growing importance. TOC:Prefaces to Volumes 1.- 4.- Fetal Magnetocardiography.- Microwave Thermoelastic Tomography and Imaging.- Diffuse Optical Imaging.- Optical Biotelemetry.- Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELFMF) and Pain Therapy.- The Charge-to-Mass ICR Signature in Weak ELF Bioelectromagnetic Effects.- Contributors.- Index. eBook PDF, Springer, 28.05.2006, Springer, 2006<

2006, ISBN: 9780387240244

The objective of this fourth volume in the series Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems remains the same as previous volumes: to add a number of significant advances in thi… More...

The objective of this fourth volume in the series Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems remains the same as previous volumes: to add a number of significant advances in this area of research to scientific and professional literature. In general, the interaction of electromagnetic fields and waves with biological systems is frequency-dependent. Moreover, the mechanisms of interaction for fields at low frequencies are very different from those at high frequencies. While significant advances are being made on many fronts, a special emphasis of this volume is on current and future biomedical applications of electromagnetic fields, ranging in frequency from quasi-static to the optical domain. Each chapter consists of a comprehensive presentation of a topic of current interest and growing importance. TOC:Prefaces to Volumes 1.- 4.- Fetal Magnetocardiography.- Microwave Thermoelastic Tomography and Imaging.- Diffuse Optical Imaging.- Optical Biotelemetry.- Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELFMF) and Pain Therapy.- The Charge-to-Mass ICR Signature in Weak ELF Bioelectromagnetic Effects.- Contributors.- Index. eBook Springer 28.05.2006, Springer, Springer<

ISBN: 9780387240244

Medicine & Public Health; Imaging / Radiology; Cardiology; Medical and Radiation Physics; Diagnostic Radiology; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Opti… More...

Medicine & Public Health; Imaging / Radiology; Cardiology; Medical and Radiation Physics; Diagnostic Radiology; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices ELF, ICR, bioelectromagnetic, bioelectromagnetic effects, biotelemetry, diffuse optical imaging, extremely low frequency magnetic fields, fetal magnetocardiography, imaging, low frequency magnetic fields, magnetocardiography, microwave thermoelastic tomography, optical biotelemetry, optical imaging, pain therapy Books eBook, Springer Shop<

ISBN: 9780387240244

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