In biological and medical imaging applications tracking objects in motion is a...In biological and medical imaging applications tracking objects in motion is a critical task. This book describes the state-of-the-art in biomedical tracking techniques. We begin by detailing methods for tracking using active contours which have...more
This book presents an overview of the guidelines and strategies for transition...This book presents an overview of the guidelines and strategies for transitioning an image or video processing algorithm from a research environment into a real-time constrained environment. Such guidelines and strategies are scattered in the...more
This lecture describes the author s approach to the representation of color sp...This lecture describes the author s approach to the representation of color spaces and their use for color image processing. The lecture starts with a precise formulation of the space of physical stimuli (light). The model includes both continuous...more
Fractal analysis is useful in digital image processing for the characterizatio...Fractal analysis is useful in digital image processing for the characterization of shape roughness and gray-scale texture or complexity. Breast masses present shape and gray-scale characteristics in mammograms that vary between benign masses and...more
This is the first in a series of short books on probability theory and random ...This is the first in a series of short books on probability theory and random processes for biomedical engineers. This text is written as an introduction to probability theory. The goal was to prepare students engineers and scientists at all levels...more
Intended as an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering this book c...Intended as an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering this book covers the topics of biomechanics (Part I) and bioelectricity (Part II). Each chapter emphasizes a fundamental principle or law such as Darcy s Law Poiseuille s Law Hooke s...more
Intended as an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering this book c...Intended as an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering this book covers the topics of biomechanics (Part I) and bioelectricity (Part II). Each chapter emphasizes a fundamental principle or law such as Darcy s Law Poiseuille s Law Hooke s...more
This volume offers a range of tutorial texts onimagesynthesisandimage reco...This volume offers a range of tutorial texts on image synthesis and image reconstruction based on the Eurographics 90 conference. This unique combination of the two fields of interest includes a range of high level tutorials from well known...more
The auscultation method is an important diagnostic indicator for hemodynamic a...The auscultation method is an important diagnostic indicator for hemodynamic anomalies. Heart sound classification and analysis play an important role in the auscultative diagnosis. The term phonocardiography refers to the tracing technique of heart...more
Mechanical testing is a useful tool in the field of biomechanics. Classic biom...Mechanical testing is a useful tool in the field of biomechanics. Classic biomechanics employs mechanical testing for a variety of purposes. For instance testing may be used to determine the mechanical properties of bone under a variety of loading...more
Technology is essential to the delivery of health care but it is still only a ...Technology is essential to the delivery of health care but it is still only a tool that needs to be deployed wisely to ensure beneficial outcomes at reasonable costs. Among various categories of health technology medical equipment has the unique...more
Tremor represents one of the most common movement disorders worldwide. It affe...Tremor represents one of the most common movement disorders worldwide. It affects both sexes and may occur at any age. In most cases tremor is disabling and causes social difficulties resulting in poorer quality of life. Tremor is now recognized as...more
This lecture book is intended to be an accessible and comprehensive introducti...This lecture book is intended to be an accessible and comprehensive introduction to random signal processing with an emphasis on the real-world applications of biosignals. Although the material has been written and developed primarily for advanced...more
Recent advances in development of sequencing technology has resulted in a delu...Recent advances in development of sequencing technology has resulted in a deluge of genomic data. In order to make sense of this data there is an urgent need for algorithms for data processing and quantitative reasoning. An emerging in silico...more
Quantitative Neurophysiology is supplementary text for a junior or senior leve...Quantitative Neurophysiology is supplementary text for a junior or senior level course in neuroengineering. It may also serve as an quick-start for graduate students in engineering physics or neuroscience as well as for faculty interested in...more