Malaria is momenteel een van de grootste, zo niet het grootste gezondheidsprobleem waarmee de wereldbevolking wordt geconfronteerd. Elk jaar worden er tweehonderd miljoen mensen ziek gemaakt door de malariaparasiet en bijna een half miljoen daarvan overlijdt. En zoals de vlag er nu bij hangt nemen deze aantallen eerder toe dan af.

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Taal en spraak zijn een essentieel onderdeel van wie we zijn als mens in contact met anderen. Spreken en lezen doen we veelal moeiteloos en met ogenschijnlijk gemak. Het is pas wanneer het misloopt, zoals bij afasie, dat we er ons plots bewust van worden hoe kostbaar taal en spraak zijn en hoezeer de mondelinge communicatie met anderen ons als persoon definieert.Dit boek geeft een dieper inzicht in hoe onze hersenen taal en spraak organiseren en het staat ook stil bij wat de gevolgen zijn van...

Loaded with numerous case studies and stories of successful innovation projects, this book helps the reader understand how to leverage AI to help fulfill the promise of technology in enabling superior business and clinical outcomes.

MRI in Practice continues to be the number one reference book and study guide for the registry review examination for MRI offered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). This latest edition offers in-depth chapters covering all core areas, including: basic principles, image weighting and contrast, spin and gradient echo pulse sequences, spatial encoding, k-space, protocol optimization, artefacts, instrumentation, and MRI safety. The leading MRI reference book and study g...

Health Psychology, Eleventh Edition, provides a comprehensive, accessible, and engaging look into the field of health psychology. With a focus on the most current research related to stress, psychosocial issues, and chronic disorders, this edition covers both the scientific progress of health psychology, as well as its important real-life applications. Research is presented with practical stories, written so that any reader can quickly identify how best to lead a healthier life.

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Layal Liverpool spent her adolescence seeing different doctors, trying to find an explanation for the mysterious rash on her face and arms. When every prescription failed to cure her, she concluded that it must be a rare skin condition that defied diagnosis and treatment. That is until as an adult, she met a dermatologist who quickly provided an accurate diagnosis - eczema.

How could so many specialists and medical professionals have gotten it wrong? Liverpool realised that every pr...

Ideal for residents starting in radiology and radiologic technologists, this concise manual is the perfect introduction to the physics and practice of CT and the interpretation of basic CT images. Designed as a systematic learning tool, it introduces the use of CT scanners for all organs, and includes positioning, use of contrast media, representative CT scans of normal and pathological findings, explanatory drawings with keyed anatomic structures, and an overview of the most important measur...

The Third Edition of this classic text presents the basic concepts of PET imaging technology. Topics include basic physics of PET imaging; detectors, scanners and data collection; storage, display, and PACS; PET radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals; reimbursement for PET procedures; and performance of PET studies. This revised edition is thoroughly updated and includes information on new PET scanning detectors and PET/MRI scanners; PET/MRI data acquisition; software packages; recently devel...