In recent years, the remarkable advances in medical imaging instruments have increased their use considerably
for diagnostics as well as planning and follow-up of treatment. Emerging from the fields of radiology, medical
physics and engineering, medical imaging no longer simply deals with the technology and interpretation of radiographic
images. The limitless possibilities presented by computer science and technology, coupled with engineering advances
in signal processing, optics and nuclear medicine have created the vastly expanded field of medical imaging. The
Handbook of Medical Imaging is the first comprehensive compilation of the concepts and techniques used to analyze
and manipulate medical images after they have been generated or digitized. The Handbook is organized in six sections
that relate to the main functions needed for processing: enhancement, segmentation, quantification, registration,
visualization as well as compression storage and telemedicine.