1st Edition

Medical Image Registration

Edited By Joseph V. Hajnal, Derek L.G. Hill Copyright 2001
392 Pages
by CRC Press

402 Pages 140 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

392 Pages
by CRC Press

Image registration is the process of systematically placing separate images in a common frame of reference so that the information they contain can be optimally integrated or compared. This is becoming the central tool for image analysis, understanding, and visualization in both medical and scientific applications. Medical Image Registration provides the first comprehensive coverage of this... Read more
Introduction. METHODOLOGY. Registration Methodology: Introduction. Registration Methodology: Concepts and Algorithms. Preparation and Display of Image Data. Correcting the Scanner Errors in CT, MRI, SPECT, and 3D Ultrasound. Detecting Failure, Assessing Success. APPLICATIONS OF RIGID BODY REGISTRATION. Registration and Subtraction of Serial MRI of the Brain. The Role of Registration in Functional MRI. Registration of MRI and PET Images for Clinical Applications. Registration of MR and CT Images for Clinical Applications. Image Registration in Nuclear Medicine. Guiding Therapeutic Procedures. TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS OF NONRIGID REGISTRATION. Nonrigid Registration: Concepts, Algorithms, and Applications. Use of Registration for Cohort Studies. Biomechanical Modeling for Image Registration: Applications in Image Guided Neurosurgery. View of the Future.

Biography

Joseph V. Hajnal, Derek L. G. Hill, David J. Hawkes