Information Processing in Medical Imaging: Proceedings of the 9th conference, Washington D.C., 10–14 June 1985

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
From Medical Images to the Biometrics of Form....Pages 1-18
Human Visual Signal Detection and Identification Performance....Pages 19-22
An Image Description for Object Definition, Based on Extremal Regions in the Stack....Pages 24-37
Some Aspects of Mr Image Processing and Display: Simulation Studies, Multiresolution Segmentation, and Adaptive Histogram Equalization....Pages 38-61
Tissue Type Identification by MRI Using Pyramidal Segmentation and Intrinsic Parameters....Pages 62-77
Simulation Techniques for Evaluating Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 78-91
The Development of a Command Language and Meta-Language in Nuclear Medicine Processing System, Using Forth....Pages 92-97
Prolog for Symbolic Image Analysis....Pages 98-105
Recent Developments in Applied Potential Tomography-APT....Pages 106-121
The Design and Performance of a Digital Ionographic Imaging System....Pages 122-133
Application of Information Processing Techniques to Ophthalmic Imaging....Pages 134-154
Visualization of the Oxygenation State of Brain and Muscle in Newborn Infants by Near Infra-Red Transillumination....Pages 155-176
The Use of Set Theory and Cluster Analysis to Investigate the Constraint Problem in Factor Analysis in Dynamic Structures (FADS)....Pages 177-192
Factor Analysis: Its Place in the Evaluation of Ventricular Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities....Pages 193-206
Adaptive Frequency-Domain Filtering Of Dynamic Scintigraphies....Pages 207-215
Application of the Fourier Descriptors Method for Plane Closed Curves to the Analysis of Sequences of Left Ventricular Contours in Cardiac Radionuclide Angiographies....Pages 216-222
Thyroid Tomography Using a Seven Pinhole Collimator....Pages 223-233
Strategies for Informative Displays of Blood Vessels Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data....Pages 234-246
Pulsatile Blood Flow Measurements with the Aid of 3-D Reconstructions From Dynamic Angiographic Recordings....Pages 247-265
Correlation Methods for Tomographic Images Using Two and Three Dimensional Techniques....Pages 266-279
A New Approach to Double Tracer Studies....Pages 280-297
Some Maximum Likelihood Methods Useful for the Regional Analysis of Dynamic PET Data on Brain Glucose Metabolism....Pages 298-309
The Development and Assessment of a Computer Aid for Use in the Diagnosis of Cerebral Disease....Pages 310-324
An Editor for the Acquisition of Medical Expert Knowledge: Function and Use shown by an Automatic Knowledge-based System for the Analysis of Heart Scintigrams....Pages 325-342
Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization Using a Diagnostic Expert System....Pages 343-363
Automatic Segmentation of Coronary Vessels from Digital Subtracted Angiograms: A Knowledge-Based Approach....Pages 364-378
Utilization of Non-Negativity Constraints in Reconstruction of Emission Tomograms....Pages 379-393
Image Reconstruction in Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography....Pages 394-413
Three Dimensional Reconstruction of Vascular Beds....Pages 414-430
A Systematic Approach to the Design of Diagnostic Systems for Nuclear Medicine....Pages 431-444
SPECT Imaging Required for Radio Immunotherapy Dosimetry Investigations: Importance of Collimation In Development of Mathematical Models to Correct for Recovery Coefficient (RC) Dependence on Object Size, Photon Energy and Background....Pages 445-454
Methodology for Predicting the Performance of Different Pet Camera Designs....Pages 455-474
A Technique for Scattered Event Compensation in a Pet System Using TOF Information....Pages 475-480
Analysis and Display of Medical Images Obtained with the HIDAC Positron Camera....Pages 481-504
A Colorful Alternative to Digital Subtraction....Pages 505-521
Image Data Compression Techniques Applicable to Image Networks....Pages 522-536
Design Criteria for a Data Base Management System for a PACS at Georgetown University Hospital....Pages 537-543
Design Considerations for a Neuroradiologic Picture Archival and Image Processing Workstation....Pages 544-548
Back Matter....Pages 549-555