INDICE: 1. Introduction. 1.1 Medical Imaging: A Collaborative Paradigm. 1.2Medical Imaging Modalities. 1.3 Medical Imaging: From Physiology to Information Processing. 1.4 General Performance Measures. 1.5 Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis. 1.6 MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox. 1.7 Imagepro Interface in MATLAB Environment and Image Databases. 1.8 ImageJ and Other Image Processing Software Packages. 1.9 Exercises. 1.10 References. 2. Image Formation. 2.1 Image Coordinate System. 2.2 Linear Systems. 2.3 Point Sources and Impulse Functions. 2.4 Probability and Random Variable Functions. 2.5 Image Formation. 2.6Pin-Hole Imaging. 2.7 Fourier Transform. 2.8 Radon Transform. 2.9 Sampling. 2.10 Discrete Fourier Transform. 2.11 Wavelet Transform. 2.12 Exercises. 2.13 References. 3. Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter in Medical Imaging. 3.1 Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation. 3.2 EM Radiation for Image Formation. 3.3 Radiation Interaction with Matter. 3.4 Linear Attenuation Coefficient. 3.5 Radiation Detection. 3.6 Detector Subsystem Output Voltage Pulse. 3.7 Exercises. 3.8 References. 4. X-Ray Imaging. 4.1 X-Rays Imaging. 4.2 X-Ray Generation. 4.3 X-Ray 2-D Projection Imaging. 4.4 X-Ray Mammography. 4.5 X-Ray Computed Tomography. 4.6 Spiral X-Ray CT. 4.7 Contrast, Spatial Resolution and SNR. 4.8 Exercises. 4.9 References. 5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 5.1 MRI Principles. 5.2 MR Instrumentation. 5.3 MR Pulse Sequences. 5.4 Flow Imaging. 5.5 Functional MR Imaging (fMRI). 5.6 Diffusion Imaging. 5.7 Exercises. 5.8 References. 6. Nuclear Medicine Imaging Modalities. 6.1 Radioactivity. 6.2 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography. 6.3 Positron Emission Tomography. 6.4 Dual Modality SPECT-CT and PET-CT Scanners. 6.5 Exercises. 6.6 References. 7. Ultrasound Imaging. 7.1 Propagation of Sound in a Medium. 7.2 Reflection and Refraction. 7.3 Transmission of Ultrasound Waves in a Multi-Layered Medium. 7.4 Attenuation. 7.5 Ultrasound Reflection Imaging. 7.6 Ultrasound Imaging Instrumentation. 7.7 Imaging with Ultrasound: A-Mode. 7.8 Imaging with Ultrasound: M-Mode. 7.9 Imaging With Ultrasound: B-Mode. 7.10 Doppler Ultrasound Imaging. 7.11 Contrast, Spatial Resolution and SNR. 7.12 Exercises. 7.13 References. 8. Image Reconstruction. 8.1 Radon Transform and Image Reconstruction. 8.2 Iterative Algebraic Reconstruction Methods. 8.3 Estimation Methods. 8.4 Fourier Reconstruction Methods. 8.5 Image Reconstruction in Medical Imaging Modalities. 8.6 Exercises. 8.7 References. 9. Image Processing and Enhancement. 9.1 Spatial Domain Methods. 9.2 Frequency Domain Filtering. 9.3 Wavelet Transform fro Image Processing. 9.4 Exercise. 9.5 References. 10. Image Segmentation. 10.1 Edge-Based Image Segmentation. 10.2 Pixel-Based Direct Classification Methods. 10.3 Region-based Segmentation.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-62205-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 21/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés