Title : 
A View from the Outside In
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
A freelance science and medical writer and author as well as an educator.
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper discusses the use of imaging modalities such as CT, MRI and ultrasound imaging in intervention therapy, surgery and drug delivery. The paper points how these image-guided therapies are quickly becoming a foundation of medical care.
         
        
            Keywords : 
biomedical MRI; biomedical ultrasonics; computerised tomography; drug delivery systems; patient care; surgery; CT; MRI; computerised tomography; drug delivery; image-guided therapies; intervention therapy; magnetic resonance imaging; medical care; surgery; ultrasound imaging; Biomedical imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical image processing; Surgery; Ultrasonic imaging;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Pulse, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MPUL.2011.942602