In November 2023, "Introduction to Medical Technology" edited by Professor Li Zhenlin, Dean Luo Fengming, and Professor Yang Yonghong of West China Hospital of Sichuan University was published by Science Press.
The book covers the connotation and extension of medical technology, mission, formation and development, research methods and thinking methods, independent innovation and interdisdisciplinarity. This paper introduces the positioning, talent training, frontier and future development of various branches of medical technology, such as optometry, medical imaging technology, radiological physics technology, ultrasound technology and other disciplines. It can be used as a reference for medical technology college students and related practitioners.
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 4 Medical Imaging Technology (60 pages).
Multimodal fusion technology. From a technical point of view, medical imaging is generally developing towards five major trends: clearer, faster, safer, more portable and more intelligent. Clearer is the improvement of imaging quality, such as the high precision of DR and the high field strength of MRI. Faster is the acceleration of imaging speed, such as the rapid imaging technology of MRI. Safer means less time the human body spends in a radioactive environment and an increase in the safety of the detection process. More portable is the development of miniaturization of some devices, such as mobile DR and mobile MRI. Smarter is the combination of imaging technology and AI to improve some of the performance.
However, the imaging principles of various imaging technologies are different, so the image information has certain limitations, which makes the effect of using a certain type of image alone not ideal. Therefore, exploring new image fusion devices and new image processing methods will become a new application direction of medical imaging technology. In addition, the continuous improvement of technical methods such as computer surgery or planning has made it more conducive to the development of clinical medicine. At the same time, new multimodal medical imaging devices that include more than two imaging techniques (such as timely, accurate, ** are more effective. DSA CT, PET CT, PET MRI, etc.) will play a greater role, and the integration of diagnosis and treatment will make the diagnosis of multiple diseases more timely and accurate, and the best effect will be better.