Principles and advanced methods in medical imaging and image analysis [electronic resource] /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to medical imaging and image analysis: a multidisciplinary paradigm -- Principles of medical imaging and image analysis -- Medical imaging and image formation -- Principles of x-ray anatomical imaging modalities -- Principles of nuclear medicine imaging modalities -- Principles of magnetic resonance imaging -- Principles of ultrasound imaging modalities -- Principles of image reconstruction methods -- Principles of image processing methods -- Image segmentation and feature extraction -- Clustering and pattern classification -- Recent advances in medical imaging and image analysis -- Recent advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging -- Recent advances in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging -- Fluorescence molecular imaging: microscopic to macroscopic -- Tracking endocardium using optical flow along iso-value curve -- Some recent developments in reconstruction algorithms for tomographic imaging -- Shape-based reconstruction from nevoscope optical images of skin lesions -- Multimodality image registration and fusion -- Wavelet transform and its applications in medical image analysis -- Multiclass classification for tissue characterization -- From pairwise medical image registration to populational computational atlases -- Grid methods for large scale medical image archiving and analysis -- Image-assisted knowledge discovery and decision support in radiation therapy planning -- Lossless digital signature embedding methods for assuring 2D and 3D medical image integrity -- Medical imaging applications, case studies and future trends -- Treatment of superficial tumors using intensity modulated radiation therapy and modulated electron radiation therapy -- Image guidance in radiation therapy -- Functional brain mapping and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis -- Dynamic human brain mapping and analysis: from statistical atlases to patient-specific diagnosis and analysis -- Diffusion tensor imaging based analysis of neurological disorders -- Intelligent computer aided interpretation in echocardiography: clinical needs and recent advances -- Current and future trends in radiation therapy -- IT architecture and standards for a therapy imaging and model management system (TIMMS) -- Future trends in medical and molecular imaging.

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Computerized medical imaging and image analysis have been the central focus in diagnostic radiology. They provide revolutionalizing tools for the visualization of physiology as well as the understanding and quantitative measurement of physiological parameters. This book offers in-depth knowledge of medical imaging instrumentation and techniques as well as multidimensional image analysis and classification methods for research, education, and applications in computer-aided diagnostic radiology. Internationally renowned researchers and experts in their respective areas provide detailed descriptions of the basic foundation as well as the most recent developments in medical imaging, thus helping readers to understand theoretical and advanced concepts for important research and clinical applications.