Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h4>\nPreface vii<\/p>\n
Acknowledgments ix<\/p>\n
1 Introduction to digital image processing 1<\/p>\n
Digital images 1<\/p>\n
Image quality 2<\/p>\n
Basic image operations 4<\/p>\n
2 Radiography 14<\/p>\n
Introduction 14<\/p>\n
X-rays 14<\/p>\n
Interaction with matter 16<\/p>\n
X-ray detectors 17<\/p>\n
Dual-energy imaging 21<\/p>\n
Image quality 23<\/p>\n
Equipment 24<\/p>\n
Clinical use 25<\/p>\n
Biologic effects and safety 27<\/p>\n
Future expectations 32<\/p>\n
3 X-ray computed tomography 33<\/p>\n
Introduction 33<\/p>\n
X-ray detectors in CT 34<\/p>\n
Imaging 35<\/p>\n
Cardiac CT 46<\/p>\n
Dual-energy CT 48<\/p>\n
Image quality 49<\/p>\n
Equipment 53<\/p>\n
Clinical use 58<\/p>\n
Biologic effects and safety 59<\/p>\n
Future expectations 63<\/p>\n
4 Magnetic resonance imaging 64<\/p>\n
Introduction 64<\/p>\n
Physics of the transmitted signal 64<\/p>\n
Interaction with tissue 68<\/p>\n
Signal detection and detector 71<\/p>\n
Imaging 72<\/p>\n
Image quality 90<\/p>\n
Equipment 95<\/p>\n
Clinical use 98<\/p>\n
Biologic effects and safety 102<\/p>\n
Future expectations 104<\/p>\n
5 Nuclear medicine imaging 105<\/p>\n
Introduction 105<\/p>\n
Radionuclides 105<\/p>\n
Interaction of \u03b3-photons and particles with matter 108<\/p>\n
Data acquisition 108<\/p>\n
Imaging 111<\/p>\n
Image quality 116<\/p>\n
Equipment 117<\/p>\n
Clinical use 122<\/p>\n
Biologic effects and safety 124<\/p>\n
Future expectations 125<\/p>\n
6 Ultrasound imaging 128<\/p>\n
Introduction 128<\/p>\n
Physics of acoustic waves 128<\/p>\n
Generation and detection of ultrasound 137<\/p>\n
Gray scale imaging 138<\/p>\n
Doppler imaging 141<\/p>\n
Image quality 145<\/p>\n
Equipment 149<\/p>\n
Clinical use 152<\/p>\n
Biologic effects and safety 155<\/p>\n
Future expectations 156<\/p>\n
7 Medical image analysis 159<\/p>\n
Introduction 159<\/p>\n
Manual analysis 160<\/p>\n
Automated analysis 160<\/p>\n
Computational strategies for automated medical image analysis 163<\/p>\n
Pixel classification 166<\/p>\n
Geometric model matching using a transformation matrix170<\/p>\n
Flexible geometric model matching 175<\/p>\n
Validation 186<\/p>\n
Future expectations 189<\/p>\n
8 Visualization for diagnosis and therapy 190<\/p>\n
Introduction 190<\/p>\n
2D visualization 192<\/p>\n
3D rendering 192<\/p>\n
Virtual reality 205<\/p>\n
User interaction 207<\/p>\n
Intraoperative navigation 203<\/p>\n
Augmented reality 214<\/p>\n
Future expectations 218<\/p>\n
Appendix A Linear system theory 219<\/p>\n
Appendix B Exercises 232<\/p>\n
Bibliography 246<\/p>\n
Index 248<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"