Medical Imaging Technology

This book presents the latest research findings and reviews in the field of medical imaging technology, covering ultrasound diagnostics approaches for detecting osteoarthritis, breast carcinoma and cardiovascular conditions, image guided biopsy and segmentation techniques for detecting lung cancer, image fusion, and simulating fluid flows for cardiovascular applications. It offers a useful guide for students, lecturers and professional researchers in the fields of biomedical engineering and image processing.

Autorentext

Dr. Khin Wee Lai obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering under DAAD PhD sandwich program between Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru. His research interests include medical imaging, 3D reconstruction and visualization, medical informatics and medical instrumentation. He is a professional member of ACM and he served as the member of board of editorial for a few international journals. Meanwhile, he is also the program committee and peer reviewer for over 20 international conferences. He has more than 30 publications and book chapters in the field of biomedical image processing.

Dr. Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi is with IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. She obtained her PhD from Biomedical Engineering (Medical Sciences), Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. Her research interests include Bio Medical Imaging, Image Processing and Analysis, and Imaging Phantom. In the future she will focus her research on Rehabilitative Imaging.

Inhalt

Improved Ultrasound Imaging For Knee Osteoarthritis Detection.- Review on Image Guided Lung Biopsy.- Position Tracking Systems for Ultrasound Imaging A Survey.- Multimodal Medical Image Fusion in Cardiovascular Applications.- Performance Evaluation of Lung Segmentation.- A Review on Fluid Simulation Method for Blood Flow Representation.- State Of The Art in the 3D Cardiovascular Visualization.