Main description:

This unique text/reference highlights a selection of practical applications of advanced image analysis methods for medical images. The book covers the complete methodology for processing, analysing and interpreting diagnostic results of sample CT images. The text also presents significant problems related to new approaches and paradigms in image understanding and semantic image analysis. To further engage the reader, example source code is provided for the implemented algorithms in the described solutions. Features: describes the most important methods and algorithms used for image analysis; examines the fundamentals of cognitive computer image analysis for computer-aided diagnosis and semantic image description; presents original approaches for the semantic analysis of CT perfusion and CT angiography images of the brain and carotid artery; discusses techniques for creating 3D visualisations of large datasets; reviews natural user interfaces in medical imaging systems, including GDL technology.

Contents:

Image Processing, Pattern Recognition and Semantic Understanding Techniques

Cognitive Methods for Semantic Image Analysis in Medical Imaging Applications

Computer Analysis of Brain Perfusion and Neck Angiography Images

Brain and Neck Visualization Techniques

Natural User Interfaces for Exploring and Modeling Brain and Neck Structures

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