Information Processing in Medical Imaging Book

	Automatic Construction of Eigenshape Models by Genetic Algorithm	1
	Quadratic Variation of Deformations	15
	The Softassign Procrustes Matching Algorithm	29
	Acoustic and Elastic Imaging to Model Disease- Induced Changes in Soft Tissue Structure	43
	2D Intravascular E.I.T. Using a Non-iterative Non-linear Reconstruction Algorithm	57
	Optimal Data Types in Optical Tomography	71
	Using Spatial-Temporal Images for Analysis of Gated Cardiac Tomographic Data: The "M-Mode" Revisited	85
	Automated Segmentation of Brain Exterior in MR Images Driven by Empirical Procedures of Anatomical Knowledge	99
	Automated 3D Segmentation Using Deformable Models and Fuzzy Affinity	113
	Segmentation of Medical Image Objects Using Deformable Shape Loci	127
	Mapping the Cerebral Sulci: Application to Morphological Analysis of the Cortex and to Non-Rigid Registration	141
	Bayesian Detection of Random Signals on Random Backgrounds	155
	Approximate Distributions for Maximum Likelihood and Maximum a Posteriori Estimates Under a Gaussian Noise Model	167
	Continuous Gaussian Mixture Modeling	176
	New Statistical Models for Randoms- Precorrected PET Scans	190
	Registration of 3D Medical Images Using Simple Morphological Tools	204
	Deformation for Image- Guided Interventions Using a Three Component Tissue Model	218
	Registration of Abdominal CT and SPECT Images Using Compton Scatter Data	232
	Definition of Volume Transformations for Volume Interaction	245
	Nonlinear Versus Linear Models in Functional Neuroimaging: Learning Curves and Generalization Crossover	259
	Synthetic Resampling Methods for Variance Estimation in Parametric Images	271
	Space- Time Statistical Model for Functional MRI Image Sequences	285
	Jackknifing a Normal Database for Regional Cerebral Blood Flow SPECT Obtained Using Principal Components	299
	Generating 3D Cardiac Material Markers Using Tagged MRI	313
	Identification of Myocardial Tags in Tagged MR Images Without Prior Knowledge of Myocardial Contours	327
	An Autofocus Algorithm for the Automatic Correction of Motion Artifacts in MR Images	341
	Measurement of Global and Regional Cerebral Volume Changes by Integrating Boundary Shifts Between Registered Serial 3D MR Scans	355
	Automatic Detection of Sulcal Bottom Lines in MR Images of the Human Brain	369
	Segmentation and Interpretation of MR Brain Images Using an Improved Knowledge- Based Active Shape Model	375
	Gaussian Random Fields on Sub-manifolds for Characterizing Brain Surfaces	381
	Fuzzy Logic Approach to 3D Magnetic Resonance Image Segmentation	387
	Comparison of Traditional Brain Segmentation Tools with 3D Self-Organizing Maps	393
	Finding the Brain Cortex Using Fuzzy Segmentation, Isosurfaces, and Deformable Surface Models	399
	Statistical Modelling of Lines and Structures in Mammograms	405
	A Thinning Algorithm to Extract Medial Lines from 3D Medical Images	411
	Setting the Mind for Intelligent Interactive Segmentation: Overview, Requirements and Framework	417
	Segmentation of Cerebral Vessels and Aneurysms from MR Angiography Data	423
	Computation of Efficient Patient- Specific Models from 3D Medical Images: Use in Virtual Endoscopy and Surgery Rehearsal	429
	In Vivo Analysis of Trabecular Bone Architecture	435
	Automatic Measurement of Vertebral Shape Using Active Shape Models	441
	A Hybrid Approach for the Detection of Small Airways Disease from Computed Tomographic Images	447
	Computer Simulation of Convection and Diffusion Effects on Velocity Estimations from X-Ray Contrast Density Time Curves	453
	A Comparison of Retrospective Intensity Non-uniformity Correction Methods for MRI	459
	A Robust and Efficient Algorithm for Image Registration	465
	Automatical Adaptation of the Stereotactical Coordinate System in Brain MRI Datasets	471
	Design of a Statistical Model of Brain Shape	477
	Automatic Landmark Identification Using a New Method of Non-rigid Correspondence	483
	Non-rigid Curve Correspondence for Estimating Heart Motion	489
	Tracking of Tagged MR Images by Bayesian Analysis of a Network of Quads	495
	Noninvasive Skin Imaging	501
	Modelling Interreflections in a System Based on the Differential Absorption of Light (DAL) for the Measurement of Range Images	507
	Quantitative Estimation of Scatterer Spacing From Back-scattered Ultrasound Signals Using the Complex Cepstrum	513
	Spatial Compounding of 3D Ultrasound Images	519
	Cone Beam Imaging of a Section of a Long Object with a Short Detector	525
	New Methods for SPECT Imaging and Pre-reconstruction Restoration	531
	Reconstruction of the Intracerebral Vasculature from MRA and a Pair of Projection Views	537
	Two Alternative Forced- Choice Evaluation of Vessel Visibility Increases Due to Zero-filled Interpolation in MR Angiography	543
	Bayesian Detection with Amplitude, Scale, Orientation and Position Uncertainty	549
	Author Index	555