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In recent years, the remarkable advances in medical imaging instruments have increased their use considerably for diagnostics as well as planning and follow-up of treatment. Emerging from the fields of radiology, medical physics and engineering, medical imaging no longer simply deals with the technology and interpretation of radiographic images. The limitless possibilities presented by computer science and technology, coupled with engineering advances in signal processing, optics and nuclear medicine have created the vastly expanded field of medical imaging. The Handbook of Medical Imaging is the first comprehensive compilation of the concepts and techniques used to analyze and manipulate medical images after they have been generated or digitized. The Handbook is organized in six sections that relate to the main functions needed for processing: enhancement, segmentation, quantification, registration, visualization as well as compression storage and telemedicine. * Internationally renowned authors (Johns Hopkins, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, Columbia, UCSF) * Includes imaging and visualization * Stunning, full four-color Isaac Bankman is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.
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Editorial Advisory Board Dr. William Brody President Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Elias Zerhouni Chairman, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Section Editors Dr. Rangaraj M. Rangayyan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Calgary
Dr. Richard A. Robb Director, Biomedical Imaging Resource Mayo Foundation
Dr. Roger P. Woods Division of Brain Mapping UCLA School of Medicine
Dr. H. K. Huang Department of Radiology Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles/ University of Southern California
Academic Press Series in Biomedical