Introduction
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Chapter 14 is devoted to the regular x-ray imaging, x-ray computed tomography, and the
computational techniques used to create and process these images. Chapter 15 introduces magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It covers the physical principles of magnetic
resonance and describes the processing techniques pertinent to MRI. Functional MRI
(fMRI) and its applications are also addressed in this chapter. Chapter 16 describes different types of ultrasound imaging technologies and the processing techniques applied
to produce and analyze these images. Such techniques include the tomographic methods used in time-of-flight tomography, attenuation tomography, and reflection tomography. Positron emission tomography (PET) is discussed in Chapter 17. Chapter 18 is
devoted to other types of biomedical images, including optical microscopy, confocal
microscopy, electric impedance imaging, and infrared imaging.
The book is accompanied by a website maintained by CRC Press that contains
the data used for examples and exercises given in the book. The site also includes the
images used in the chapters. This allows forming lecture notes slides that can be used
both as a teaching aid material for classroom instruction or as a brief review/overview
of the contents for students and other readers.
The contents of this book are specialized for processing of biomedical signals
and images. However, in order to make the book usable for readers interested in
other applications of signal and image processing, the description of the introduced
methods is kept general and applicable to other fields of science and technology.
Moreover, throughout the book, the authors have used some nonbiomedical examples to exhibit the applicability of the introduced methods to other fields of study
such as astronomy.
ADDITIONAL READINGS
Costaridou, L. (2005) Applied Medical Image Analysis Methods, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Jan, J. (2006) Medical Image Processing, Reconstruction, and Restoration: Concepts and
Methods, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Murdy, K.M., Plonsey, R., and Bronzino, J.D. (2003) Biomedical Imaging, CRC Press, Boca
Raton, FL.
Suri, J.S. and Laxminarayan, S. (2003) Angiography and Plaque Imaging: Advanced
Segmentation Techniques, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
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Chapter 14 is devoted to the regular x-ray imaging, x-ray computed tomography, and the
computational techniques used to create and process these images. Chapter 15 introduces magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It covers the physical principles of magnetic
resonance and describes the processing techniques pertinent to MRI. Functional MRI
(fMRI) and its applications are also addressed in this chapter. Chapter 16 describes different types of ultrasound imaging technologies and the processing techniques applied
to produce and analyze these images. Such techniques include the tomographic methods used in time-of-flight tomography, attenuation tomography, and reflection tomography. Positron emission tomography (PET) is discussed in Chapter 17. Chapter 18 is
devoted to other types of biomedical images, including optical microscopy, confocal
microscopy, electric impedance imaging, and infrared imaging.
The book is accompanied by a website maintained by CRC Press that contains
the data used for examples and exercises given in the book. The site also includes the
images used in the chapters. This allows forming lecture notes slides that can be used
both as a teaching aid material for classroom instruction or as a brief review/overview
of the contents for students and other readers.
The contents of this book are specialized for processing of biomedical signals
and images. However, in order to make the book usable for readers interested in
other applications of signal and image processing, the description of the introduced
methods is kept general and applicable to other fields of science and technology.
Moreover, throughout the book, the authors have used some nonbiomedical examples to exhibit the applicability of the introduced methods to other fields of study
such as astronomy.
ADDITIONAL READINGS
Costaridou, L. (2005) Applied Medical Image Analysis Methods, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Jan, J. (2006) Medical Image Processing, Reconstruction, and Restoration: Concepts and
Methods, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Murdy, K.M., Plonsey, R., and Bronzino, J.D. (2003) Biomedical Imaging, CRC Press, Boca
Raton, FL.
Suri, J.S. and Laxminarayan, S. (2003) Angiography and Plaque Imaging: Advanced
Segmentation Techniques, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.