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Medical Image Analysis Methods
Author(s): Alexander D. Poularikas (Series Editor), Lena Costaridou (Editor), Luciano da Fontoura Costa (Contributor), Christos Christodoulou (Contributor), Virginie F. Ruiz (Contributor), Heang-Ping Chan (Contributor), Maria Kallergi (Contributor), Ioannis Pratikakis (Contributor), Juan Ruiz-Alzola (Contributor), Antonis Katartzis (Contributor), Laura Astolfi (Contributor), Sarah Lee (Contributor), Athanassios Papadopoulos (Contributor), Dimitrios I Fotiadis (Contributor), Tania Stathaki (Contributor), Slawomir J. Nasuto (Contributor), Berkman Sahiner (Contributor), Lubomir Hadjiyski (Contributor), Nicholas Petrick (Contributor), Spyros Skiadopoulos (Contributor), George Panayiotakis (Contributor), H. Sahli (Contributor), Jan Cornelis (Contributor), Carl-Fredrik Westin (Contributor), C. S. Pattichis (Contributor), Efthyvoulos Kyriacou (Contributor), Marios S. Pattichis (Contributor), Andrew N. Nicolaides (Contributor), Carlos Alberola-Lopez (Contributor), Fabio Babiloni (Contributor), Febo Cincotti (Contributor), Dontella Mattia (Contributor), Marios Pantziaris (Contributor), Sophie Paquerault (Contributor), Marina Plissiti (Contributor), Philipos Sakellaropoulos (Contributor), Serenella Salinari (Contributor), Eduardo Suarez-Santana (Contributor)
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publication Date: July 13, 2005
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 504 pages
- ISBN-10: 0849320895
- ISBN-13: 9780849320897
Book Description
To successfully detect and diagnose disease, it is vital for medical diagnosticians to properly apply the latest medical imaging technologies. It is a worrisome reality that due to either the nature or volume of some of the images provided, early or obscured signs of disease can go undetected or be misdiagnosed. To combat these inaccuracies, diagnosticians have come to rely on
applications that focus on medical image analysis. While there is a vast amount of information available on these procedures, a single-source guide that can comprehensively yet succinctly explain them would be an invaluable resource to have.
Medical Image Analysis Methods is that resource. It is an essential reference that details the primary methods, techniques, and approaches used to improve the quality of visually perceived images, as well as, quantitative detection and diagnostic decision aids. The book methodically presents this information by tapping into the expertise of a number of well-known contributing authors and researchers that are at the forefront of medical image analysis.
This comprehensive volume illustrates analytical techniques such as, computer-aided diagnosis (CAD), adaptive wavelet image enhancement, and data-driven optimized image segmentation and registration. Paradigms of the analysis methods used in bioinformatics and neurosciences are also provided in respective chapters. In addition, this reference reviews techniques that are used to evaluate these major medical-image processing and analysis methods.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“… reviews an important set of methods in medical image analysis, and endeavors to convey the main ideas and motivations clearly. I would recommend the book to engineers and scientists involved in medical image analysis as a companion to other textbooks in the field.”
―Biomedical Engineering Online, 2006
