Ebook: Medical Images: Formation, Handling and Evaluation

Medical imaging is a very important area in diagnostic (and increasingly therapeutic) medicine. Many new techniques are being developed or extended which depend on digital methods. Although conventional x-radiographs still comprise the bulk of the medical images acquired in a hospital, digital methods such as computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are now often claimed to have a more significant clinical impact. This book is concerned with three aspects of such digital images: their formation, or how they can be acquired; their handling, or how they may be manipulated to increase their clinical value; and their evaluation, or how their impact and value may be assessed. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 comprises a series of reviews in the general subject area written by authorities in the field. Part 2 includes papers on theoretical aspects: 3D images, reconstruction, perception, and image processing. Part 3includes papers on applications in nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, andradiology.

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Medical imaging is a very important area in diagnostic (and increasingly therapeutic) medicine. Many new techniques are being developed or extended which depend on digital methods. Although conventional x-radiographs still comprise the bulk of the medical images acquired in a hospital, digital methods such as computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are now often claimed to have a more significant clinical impact. This book is concerned with three aspects of such digital images: their formation, or how they can be acquired; their handling, or how they may be manipulated to increase their clinical value; and their evaluation, or how their impact and value may be assessed. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 comprises a series of reviews in the general subject area written by authorities in the field. Part 2 includes papers on theoretical aspects: 3D images, reconstruction, perception, and image processing. Part 3includes papers on applications in nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, andradiology.

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Medical imaging is a very important area in diagnostic (and increasingly therapeutic) medicine. Many new techniques are being developed or extended which depend on digital methods. Although conventional x-radiographs still comprise the bulk of the medical images acquired in a hospital, digital methods such as computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are now often claimed to have a more significant clinical impact. This book is concerned with three aspects of such digital images: their formation, or how they can be acquired; their handling, or how they may be manipulated to increase their clinical value; and their evaluation, or how their impact and value may be assessed. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 comprises a series of reviews in the general subject area written by authorities in the field. Part 2 includes papers on theoretical aspects: 3D images, reconstruction, perception, and image processing. Part 3includes papers on applications in nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, andradiology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Image Reconstruction and the Solution of Inverse Problems in Medical Imaging....Pages 3-42
Regularization Techniques in Medical Imaging....Pages 43-64
New Insights into Emission Tomography Via Linear Programming....Pages 65-86
Mathematical Morphology and Medical Imaging....Pages 87-117
Multiscale Methods and the Segmentation of Medical Images....Pages 119-143
Voxel-Based Visualization of Medical Images in Three Dimensions....Pages 145-158
Perception and Detection of Signals in Medical Images....Pages 159-217
Artificial Intelligence in the Interpretation of Medical Images....Pages 219-258
Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Progress and Current Problems....Pages 259-275
Evaluation of Medical Images....Pages 277-300
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
A 3D Model of the Global Deformation of a Non-Rigid Body....Pages 303-321
Simulation Studies for Quality Assurance of 3D-Images from Computed Tomograms....Pages 323-330
Interactive Volume Rendering Using Ray-Tracing for 3-D Medical Imaging....Pages 331-341
Data Augmentation Schemes Applied to Image Restoration....Pages 345-360
The Concept of Causality in Image Reconstruction....Pages 361-376
On the Relation between ART, Block-ART and SIRT....Pages 377-396
Preliminary Results from Simulations of Tomographic Imaging Using Multiple-Pinhole Coded Apertures....Pages 397-409
Aspects of Clinical Infra Red Absorption Imaging....Pages 411-423
On the Relationship between Physical Metrics and Numerical Observer Studies for the Evaluation of Image Reconstruction Algorithms....Pages 427-436
Psychophysical Study of Deconvolution for Long-Tailed Point-Spread Functions....Pages 437-442
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Mathematical Morphology in Hierarchical Image Representation....Pages 445-460
Fault-Tolerant Medical Image Interpretation....Pages 461-479
Second Moment Image Processing (SMIP)....Pages 481-497
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
Applications of Iterative Reconstruction Methods in SPECT....Pages 501-521
Computer Simulated Cardiac SPECT Data for use in Evaluating Reconstruction Algorithms....Pages 523-536
Collimator Angulation Error and its Effect on SPECT....Pages 537-541
The Design and Implementation of Modular SPECT Imaging Systems....Pages 543-550
Computer Evaluation of Cardiac Phase Images using Circular Statistics and Analysis of Variance....Pages 551-561
A Method for Correcting Anisotropic Blurs in Magnetic Resonance Images....Pages 565-578
Iconic Fuzzy Sets for MR Image Segmentation....Pages 579-591
Reversible Data Compression of Angiographic Image Sequences....Pages 595-605
The Measurement of Absolute Lumen Cross Sectional Area and Lumen Geometry in Quantitative Angiography....Pages 607-624
Multiple Source Data Fusion in Blood Vessel Imaging....Pages 625-650
A Method for Multi-Scale Representation of Data Sets Based on Maximum Gradient Profiles: Initial Results on Angiographic Images....Pages 651-666
Fast Techniques for Automatic Local Pixel Shift and Rubber Sheet Masking in Digital Subtraction Angiography....Pages 667-685
Back Matter....Pages 687-700

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Medical imaging is a very important area in diagnostic (and increasingly therapeutic) medicine. Many new techniques are being developed or extended which depend on digital methods. Although conventional x-radiographs still comprise the bulk of the medical images acquired in a hospital, digital methods such as computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are now often claimed to have a more significant clinical impact. This book is concerned with three aspects of such digital images: their formation, or how they can be acquired; their handling, or how they may be manipulated to increase their clinical value; and their evaluation, or how their impact and value may be assessed. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 comprises a series of reviews in the general subject area written by authorities in the field. Part 2 includes papers on theoretical aspects: 3D images, reconstruction, perception, and image processing. Part 3includes papers on applications in nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, andradiology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Image Reconstruction and the Solution of Inverse Problems in Medical Imaging....Pages 3-42
Regularization Techniques in Medical Imaging....Pages 43-64
New Insights into Emission Tomography Via Linear Programming....Pages 65-86
Mathematical Morphology and Medical Imaging....Pages 87-117
Multiscale Methods and the Segmentation of Medical Images....Pages 119-143
Voxel-Based Visualization of Medical Images in Three Dimensions....Pages 145-158
Perception and Detection of Signals in Medical Images....Pages 159-217
Artificial Intelligence in the Interpretation of Medical Images....Pages 219-258
Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Progress and Current Problems....Pages 259-275
Evaluation of Medical Images....Pages 277-300
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
A 3D Model of the Global Deformation of a Non-Rigid Body....Pages 303-321
Simulation Studies for Quality Assurance of 3D-Images from Computed Tomograms....Pages 323-330
Interactive Volume Rendering Using Ray-Tracing for 3-D Medical Imaging....Pages 331-341
Data Augmentation Schemes Applied to Image Restoration....Pages 345-360
The Concept of Causality in Image Reconstruction....Pages 361-376
On the Relation between ART, Block-ART and SIRT....Pages 377-396
Preliminary Results from Simulations of Tomographic Imaging Using Multiple-Pinhole Coded Apertures....Pages 397-409
Aspects of Clinical Infra Red Absorption Imaging....Pages 411-423
On the Relationship between Physical Metrics and Numerical Observer Studies for the Evaluation of Image Reconstruction Algorithms....Pages 427-436
Psychophysical Study of Deconvolution for Long-Tailed Point-Spread Functions....Pages 437-442
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Mathematical Morphology in Hierarchical Image Representation....Pages 445-460
Fault-Tolerant Medical Image Interpretation....Pages 461-479
Second Moment Image Processing (SMIP)....Pages 481-497
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
Applications of Iterative Reconstruction Methods in SPECT....Pages 501-521
Computer Simulated Cardiac SPECT Data for use in Evaluating Reconstruction Algorithms....Pages 523-536
Collimator Angulation Error and its Effect on SPECT....Pages 537-541
The Design and Implementation of Modular SPECT Imaging Systems....Pages 543-550
Computer Evaluation of Cardiac Phase Images using Circular Statistics and Analysis of Variance....Pages 551-561
A Method for Correcting Anisotropic Blurs in Magnetic Resonance Images....Pages 565-578
Iconic Fuzzy Sets for MR Image Segmentation....Pages 579-591
Reversible Data Compression of Angiographic Image Sequences....Pages 595-605
The Measurement of Absolute Lumen Cross Sectional Area and Lumen Geometry in Quantitative Angiography....Pages 607-624
Multiple Source Data Fusion in Blood Vessel Imaging....Pages 625-650
A Method for Multi-Scale Representation of Data Sets Based on Maximum Gradient Profiles: Initial Results on Angiographic Images....Pages 651-666
Fast Techniques for Automatic Local Pixel Shift and Rubber Sheet Masking in Digital Subtraction Angiography....Pages 667-685
Back Matter....Pages 687-700
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