Real-Time Medical Image Processing

General.- Towards an Image Analysis Center for Medicine.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Interactive Image Analysis System.- 2.1 The Input Units.- 2.2 The Image Display System.- 2.3 The Computer System.- 3. The Computerized Microscope.- 3.1 The Input System.- 3.2 The Computer System.- 3.3 The Microscope Stage Controller.- 4. Discussion.- 5. Acknowledgements.- 6. References.- Cellular Computers and Biomedical Image Processing.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Cellular Computers.- 2.1 The von Neumann Cellular Automaton.- 2.2 Cellular Automata and Image Processing.- 2.3 Pipeline Image Processor.- 3. Cellular Computers and Image Processing Research.- 3.1 Programming the Cellular Computer.- 3.2 Research Status.- 4. Biomedical Applications of Cellular Digital Image Processing.- 4.1 Coronary Artery Disease.- 4.2 Tissue Growth and Development.- 4.3 Genetic Mutagen Studies.- 5. References.- Radiology.- Ultra High-Speed Reconstruction Processors for X-Ray Computed Tomography of the Heart and Circulation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Computation and Display.- 2.1 The Cone Beam Geometry.- 2.2 Choice of a Suitable Reconstruction Algorithm.- 2.3 Filtration Methods.- 2.4 Reconstruction Processor Design.- 2.5 Back-Projection Implementations.- 3. Flexibility of the High Speed Parallel Processing Reconstruction Architecture.- 4. Acknowledgements.- 5. References.- Computer Analysis of the Ultrasonic Echocardiogram.- 1. Introduction.- 2. System Configuration.- 3. Processing of Ultrasonic Echocardiogram.- 4. Clinical Results.- 5. Conclusions.- 6. Acknowledgements.- 7. References.- Toward Computed Detection of Nodules in Chest Radiographs.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Materials and Methods.- 2.1 Preprocessor.- 2.2 Circularity Detector.- 2.3 Boundary Follower.- 2.4 Classifier.- 3. Experimental Results.- 4. Conclusions.- 5. Acknowledgements.- 6. References.- A Parallel Processing System for the Three-Dimensional Display of Serial Tomograms.- 1. Introduction.- 2. System Outline.- 2.1 Tomograms.- 2.2 Functions.- 3. System Architecture.- 4. Image Input Device.- 5. Image Processing.- 5.1 Reduction of Size.- 5.2 Smoothing.- 5.3 Binarization.- 5.4 Differentiation.- 5.5 Rotation.- 6. Three-Dimensional.- 7. Illustrative Experiment.- 8. Concluding Remarks.- 9. Acknowledgements.- 10. References.- Dynamic Computed Tomography for the Heart.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Dynamic Scanner.- 2.1 CT Images Using the Dynamic Scanner.- 2.2 ECG Gated Image Using the Dynamic Scanner.- 2.3 ECG Phase Differentiation Method.- 2.4 Comparison of Methods.- 3. Proposed Method for Faster Synchronization.- 3.1 Multilens Method.- 3.2 Rocking Fan Beam Method.- 4. Conclusion.- 5. References.- Efficient Analysis of Dynamic Images Using Plans.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Hardware System.- 3. Analysis of Heart Wall Motion in Cine-Angiograms.- 3.1 Plan-Guided Analysis of Thickness of the Heart Wall.- 3.2 Input Pictures.- 3.3 Planning for Feature Extraction.- 3.4 Efficient Heuristic Search for Smooth Boundaries.- 3.5 Selection of Frames for Analysis.- 3.6 Analysis of Consecutive Frames.- 3.7 Measurement of Wall Thickness.- 4. Conclusion.- 5. Acknowledgements.- 6. References.- Real-Time Image Processing in CT-Convolver and Back Projector.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Image Processing in CT.- 3. System Configuration.- 4. High Speed Processor.- 4.1 Convolution.- 4.2 Back Projection.- 4.3 Processing Time.- 5. Display System.- 6. References.- Histology and Cytology.- Detection of the Spherical Size Distribution of Hormone Secretory Granules from Electron Micrographs.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Materials and Methods.- 2.1 Manual Method for Size Distribution Analysis.- 2.2 Computer Method for Size Distribution Analysis.- 2.3 Analysis.- 3. Results.- 4. Discussion.- 5. Conclusion.- 6. References.- The Abbott Laboratories ADC-500T.M..- 1. Introduction.- 1.1 Rationale.- 1.2 Rate-Limiting Factors.- 2. Sample Preparation.- 2.1 The Spinner.- 2.2 The Stainer.- 3. Real-Time Blood Cell Image Analysis.- 3.1 The Computer-Controlled Microscope.- 3.2 Cell Acqu