Digital image processing for medical applications

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dougherty Geoff 1950-
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, UK New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xii, 447 p.. [21] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9780521860857 (hardback)
0521860857 (hardback)
Index Number: R445
CLC: R445
Call Number: R445/D732
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Imaging systems -- Medical images obtained with ionizing radiation -- Medical images obtained with non-ionizing radiation -- Fundamentals of digital image processing -- Image enhancement in the spatial domain -- Image enhancement in the frequency domain -- Image restoration -- Morphological image processing -- Image segmentation -- Feature recognition and classification -- Three-dimensional visualization -- Medical applications of imaging -- Frontiers of image processing in medicine.
This is a hands-on text for a first course aimed at end-users, focusing on concepts, practical issues and problem solving.