The central issue is handling of image distortions such as in magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography, and merging different images for synergistic presentations. Feature extraction and spatial transformation are exposed in detail. Validation studies on registration accuracy are reported. The history and current status of visualization and display are summarized. Commonly used rendering methods are introduced.
Virtual endoscopy is described.
My preference would be to enlarge this section, given its importance and the plethora of novel post-processing techniques reported over the past several years. Compression, Storage and Communication. Image quality evaluation is addressed in terms of diagnostic accuracy and statistics. The wavelet compression scheme is emphasized. Finally, medical image processing and analysis software packages are surveyed.