Handbook of Medical Imaging, Volume 2. Medical Image Processing and Analysis

by J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Milan Sonka

Volume 2 (consisting of Parts 1 and 2) addresses the methods in use or in development for enhancing the visual perception of digital medical images obtained by a wide variety of imaging modalities and for image analysis as an aid to detection and diagnosis. Contents - Preface
- Introduction
- Statistical Image Reconstruction Methods
- Image Segmentation
- Image Segmentation Using Deformable Models
- Morphological Methods for Biomedical Image Analysis
- Feature Extraction
- Extracting Surface Models of the Anatomy from Medical Images
- Medical Image Interpretation
- Image Registration
- Signal Modeling for Tissue Characterization
- Validation of Medical Image Analysis Techniques
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac Image Motion and Deformation Xenophon
- Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound
- Vascular Imaging and Analysis
- Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Mammography
- Pulmonary Imaging and Analysis
- Brain Image Analysis and Atlas Contruction
- Tumor Imaging, Analysis, and Treatment Planning
- Soft Tissue Analysis via Finite Element Modeling
- Index

1250 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009