Imagining Imaging

"From Roentgen to Rembrandt, Hounsfield to Hollywood and Vesalius to videogames, Imagining Imaging explores the deeply entwined relationship between art (and visual-based culture) and radiology / medical imaging. Including artworks from numerous historical eras representing varied geographic locations and visual traditions, alongside a diverse range of contemporary artists, Dr Jackson argues that the foundations of medical image construction and interpretation were laid down in artistic innovations dating back hundreds and thousands of years. Since the discovery of X-rays, artists and moviemakers have, in turn, drawn rich inspiration from radiographic imagery and concepts, but the process of cross-pollination between art and science has continued, with creative endeavour continuing to mould medical imaging examinations to this day. Blending a unique mix of art, science and medical history, together with aspects of visual neurophysiology and psychology, Imagining Imaging is essential reading for radiologists, radiographers and artists alike. Peppered with familiar TV and film references, personal insights into the business of image interpretation, and delivered in an accessible and humorous style, the book will also appeal to anyone who enjoys looking at pictures. Key features: Engaging synthesis of art and medical history, combined with anecdotes and experiences from a working clinical radiologist Diverse range of visual reference points including astronomy, botany and cartography, alongside comprehensive discussion of medical imaging modalities including plain radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI 200 full colour illustrations"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Author Dedication Chapter 1 Origins Cave Art Hand Stencils Aboriginal Art The Invention of Drawing ... Painting ... and Relief Sculpture? Red Figure/Black Figure Pottery Egyptian Orthogonal Views Quantisation Roman Mosaics Woven Cloth Linear Perspective Imaginary Cross-Section Plato’s Cave References Chapter 2 The Eye’s Mind The Scratched Visor The Cornea and Aqueous Humour The Lens Vitreous Humour Photoreceptor cells Inverted Retinal Structure The Fovea The Plexiform Layer Lateral Inhibition/Mach Bands Eye Movements Visual Data Processing Human and Non-human Vision Flicker Fusion Rate Eye Position and Pupil Shape Aphantasia/Hyperphantasia Deficits of Higher Visual Processing Cortical Blindness Summary References Chapter 3 Art, Artefact, and Artifice Écriture Pure Art Art and Artefact Lens Flare Off the Grid Raindrops Keep Falling on My Non-Existent Camera In and Out of Focus Artefact vs Artifact Lending a Hand Linear Progression Summary References Chapter 4 Maps, Mirrors, and Manipulation Orientation The L-R Problem The Radiological Right Left Upper Lighting Mirrors The 180-Degree Rule Selfies and Self-Portraits Global Maps Tube Maps and Roadmaps Brain Atlases The Fourth Dimension References Chapter 5 Point of View Windows on the World, Windows on the Body Anamorphosis From Points of View to Arrow Points Photosculpture Multipoint Perspective, Cubism and the Parallax View Cross-sectional imaging and multiplanar reformatting POV If Looks Could Kill ... Infinite Possibilities – Finite Resources Summary References Chapter 6 Similes, Similarities, and Symbolism Naming without Shaming The Problem of Normality The Golden Couple: Too Much Information? Classification Systems/Linguistic Relativity Letters and Logos, Symbols and Signs Joining the Dots Metaphors and Motifs Anatomical Motifs Kernels of Truth? Intromission/Extramission Summary References Chapter 7 Pictorial Review References Chapter 8 Imaging, Immortality, and Imagination Mortality Immortality Ropes, Rings, and Things Ways of Viewing “I’m Not a Robot” ... Yet The Human Factor The False Imaging Hierarchy The Imaging Industrial Complex? Imaging Without Images? Imagining Solutions References Index From Roentgen to Rembrandt, Hounsfield to Hollywood and Vesalius to videogames, Imagining Imaging explores the deeply entwined relationship between art (and visual-based culture) and radiology / medical imaging. Including artworks from numerous historical eras representing varied geographic locations and visual traditions, alongside a diverse range of contemporary artists, Dr Jackson argues that the foundations of medical image construction and interpretation were laid down in artistic innovations dating back hundreds and thousands of years. Since the discovery of X-rays, artists and moviemakers have, in turn, drawn rich inspiration from radiographic imagery and concepts, but the process of cross-pollination between art and science has continued, with creative endeavour continuing to mould medical imaging examinations to this day.0Blending a unique mix of art, science and medical history, together with aspects of visual neurophysiology and psychology, Imagining Imaging is essential reading for radiologists, radiographers and artists alike.