Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: VipIMAGE 2011

This book contains invited lecturers and full papers presented at VIPIMAGE 2011 - III ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing (Olhão, Algarve, Portugal, 12-14 October 2011). International contributions from 16 countries provide a comprehensive coverage of the current state-of-the-art in: Image Processing and Analysis; Tracking and Analyze Objects in Images; Segmentation of Objects in Images; 3D Vision; Signal Processing; Data Interpolation, Registration, Acquisition and Compression; Objects Simulation; Medical Imaging; Virtual Reality; Software Development for Image Processing and Analysis; Computer Aided Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy and Treatment; Computational Bioimaging and Visualization; Telemedicine Systems and their Applications. Related techniques also covered in this book include the level set method, finite element method, modal analyses, stochastic methods, principal and independent components analyses and distribution models. Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing - VIPIMAGE 2011 will be useful to academics, researchers and professionals in Computational Vision (Image Processing and Analysis), Computer Sciences, Computational Mechanics and Medicine.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements Invited lectures Thematic sessions Scientific committee Invited lecturers Towards human-sequence evaluation, C. Fernandez, J. Gonzalez & X. Roca Finite-context models for image compression, A.J. Pinho Learning classifier families for object detection and parameter estimation, S. Sclaroff, A. Thangali, Q. Yuan & V. Ablavsky Contributed papers Generation of planar radiographs from 3D anatomical models using the GPU, A.S. Cardoso, D.C. Moura & J.G. Barbosa An on-line system for medical and biological image sharing, G.M. Porcides, L.A.P. Neves, L.C.M. de Aquino & G.A. Giraldi Stapes replacement-different ways to replace its function, F. Gentil, C. Garbe, M. Parente, P. Martins, R.N. Jorge & J. Paco Vision-based hand segmentation techniques for human-robot interaction for real-time applications, P. Trigueiros, F. Ribeiro & G. Lopes Database implementation for clinical and computer assisted diagnosis of dermoscopic images, B.S.R. Amorim, T. Mendonca, A.R.S. Marcal, J.S. Marques & J. Rozeira The finite element analysis of skull deformation after correction of scaphocephaly, W. Wolański, M. Gzik, E. Kawlewska, D. Larysz & P. Larysz Modeling and simulation of trigonocephaly correction with use of Finite Elements Method, M. Gzik, W. Wolański, E. Kawlewska, K. Kawlewski & D. Larysz Computer-aided diagnosis of dementia using medical imaging processing and artificial neural networks, G. Gavidia, R. Lopez & E. Soudah Automated extraction of the Femoral Shaft Axis and its distal entry point from full and reduced 3D models, S. Van Cauter, M. De Beule, A. Van Haver, P. Verdonk & B. Verhegghe Facial expression recognition using MPEG-4 FAP-based 3D MMM, H. Ujir & M. Spann Using aerial photographs and characteristic points for automatic estimation of altitude of the references points, M.A.P. Domiciano, E.H. Shiguemori, O.D. Zaloti Jr. & L.A.V. Dias Simple and fast shape based image retrieval, J.F. Nunes, P.M. Moreira & J.M.R.S. Tavares Bone registration using a robotic ultrasound probe, P.M.B. Torres, P.J.S. Goncalves & J.M.M. Martins The use of 3D mandibular movement simulation in total denture construction, P. Fonseca, J. Reis-Campos, M.H. Figueiral, N. Viriato & M.A.P. Vaz A practical and robust image processing method for evaluating the External Apical Root Resorption, S. Alves, N.G. de Posada & M.A.G. Lopez Preliminary study of the clinical application of the Clinical Decision Support System ORAD II in a university dental clinic, A.F. Simoes, A. Correia, T. Marques & R. Figueiredo Medicine application of laser holography and speckle interferometry, V.A. Antonov, M.H. Grosmann, A.I. Larkin, A.V. Osintsev & V.P. Schepinov Image processing techniques in the analysis of the stresses exerted on the abutment tooth for a Removable Partial Denture, M.J. Santos, M.H. Figueiral, A. Correia, J.M. Monteiro & M.A.P. Vaz Current quality control procedures in Digital Radiography, S.D. Kordolaimi, A.-L.N. Salvara & M.E. Lyra Image segmentation algorithms on female pelvic ultrasound images, P.F. Silva, Z. Ma & J.M.R.S. Tavares Image segmentation algorithms and their use on doppler images, T.D.C.A. Silva, Z. Ma & J.M.R.S. Tavares Morphometric and immunohistochemical image analysis in pre-pubertal lamb testes after prenatal betamethasone treatment, G. Pedrana, E. Souza, M.H. Viotti, C. Trouche, D. Sloboda & G.B. Martin Colourquantisation as a preprocessing step for image segmentation, H. Palus & M. Frąckiewicz Reconstruction of a stratified flow inside a duct using X-ray transform for constant by parts functions, A.R. Teixeira & N.C. Roberty Parallelization environment of digital images processing for medical applications, C.A.B. Pariente & P.E. Ambrosio Fovea and optic disc detection in retinal images, J. Pinao & C.M. Oliveira Displacement measurements with block motion algorithms, G. Almeida, J. Fonseca & F. Melicio Automatic segmentation of the secondary austenite-phase island precipitates in a superduplex stainless steel weld metal, V.H.C. Albuquerque, R.Y.M. Nakamura, J.P. Papa, C.C. Silva & J.M.R.S. Tavares Discrete t-norms in noisy image edge detection, M. Gonzalez-Hidalgo, S. Massanet & A. Mir An object-based image analysis approach to spine detection in CT images, M. Schwier, T. Chitiboi, L. Bornemann & H.K. Hahn Comparing different filtering and enhancement methods to evaluate the impact on the geometry reconstruction for medical images, A.J. Joao, A.M. Gambaruto & A. Sequeira Fast identification of individuals based on iris characteristics for biometric systems, J.G. Rogeri, M.A. Pontes, A.S. Pereira, N. Marranghello, A.F. Araujo & J.M.R.S. Tavares Monitoring feet temperature using thermography, D. Bento, F.C. Monteiro & A.I. Pereira Identification of foliar diseases in cotton crop, A.A. Bernardes, J.G. Rogeri, N. Marranghello, A.S. Pereira, A.F. Araujo & J.M.R.S. Tavares A local invariant features approach for classifying acrosome integrity in boar spermatozoa, L.F. Robles, V. Gonzalez-Castro, O. Garcia-Olalla, M.T. Garcia-Ordas & E. Alegre Analysis of mixing of a clothoid based passive micromixer: A numerical study, F. Pennella, S. Ripandelli, L. Ridolfi, F. Mastrangelo, M.A. Deriu, F.M. Montevecchi, U. Morbiducci, M. Rasponi, M. Rossi & C.J. Kahler Flow visualization of trace particles and Red Blood Cells in a microchannel with a diverging and converging bifurcation, V. Leble, C. Fernandes, R. Dias, R. Lima, T. Ishikawa, Y. Imai & T. Yamaguchi Does fluid shear stress represent the degree of a Red Blood Cell deformation? M. Nakamura & S. Wada Flow of Red Blood Cells through a microfluidic extensional device: An image analysis assessment, T. Yaginuma, A.I. Pereira, P.J. Rodrigues, R. Lima, M.S.N. Oliveira, T. Ishikawa & T. Yamaguchi An automatic method to track Red Blood Cells in microchannels, D. Pinho, F. Gayubo, A. Isabel & R. Lima Speech articulation assessment using dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging techniques, S.R. Ventura, M.J.M. Vasconcelos, D.R. Freitas, I.M. Ramos & J.M.R.S. Tavares The breast lesions characterization by b values variation in the DW-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, A.A. Fernandes, M.B. Ribeiro, J.C. Janardo, S.D. Jaguegivane & M.E. Pereira Efficient lesion segmentation using Support Vector Machines, J.-B. Fiot, L.D. Cohen, P. Raniga & J. Fripp Multimodality imaging population analysis using manifold learning, J.-B. Fiot, L.D. Cohen, P. Bourgeat, P. Raniga, O. Acosta, V. Villemagne, O. Salvado & J. Fripp 2D MRI brain segmentation by using feasibility constraints, V. Pedoia, E. Binaghi, S. Balbi, A. De Benedictis, E. Monti & R. Minotto Stochastic bone remodeling process: From isotropy to anisotropy, N. Mellouli & A. Ricordeau Carotid artery atherosclerosis plaque analysis using CT and histology, F. Santos, A. Joutsen, J. Salenius & H. Eskola Level set framework for detecting arterial lumen in ultrasound images, A.R. Abdel-Dayem Micromovement measurements of endosseous dental implants with 3D Digital Image Correlation (DIC) method, A.T. Rodrigues, B.A. Neto & C.P. Nicolau Monte Carlo simulation of PET images for injection dose optimization, J. Boldyš, J. Dvořak, O. Bělohlavek & M. Skopalova The use of medical thermal imaging in obstetrics, R. Simoes & C. Nogueira-Silva Analysis system of sudomotor function using digital image processing, J.L. Quintero, E. Nava & M.S. Dawid 3D geometry reconstruction from gray and RGB medical images, P. Talaia, M. Parente, A. Fernandes & R.N. Jorge The breast phantom construction for a research purpose, M. Ribeiro, J. O’Neill & J. Mauricio Engineer methods of assistance of toraco-chirurgical operation, B. Gzik-Zroska, W. Wolański, M. Gzik & J. Dzielicki Stress analysis of the tympanic membrane through image, C. Garbe, M. Parente, P. Martins, R.N. Jorge, F. Gentil & J. Paco Simulation and modeling the thermal behaviour of textile structures, M.J. Geraldes, L. Hes & M. Araujo Reaction force produced in the coccyx in different degrees of prolapse, T.H. Da Roza, R.N. Jorge, M. Parente, T. Mascarenhas, J. Loureiro & S. Duarte Texture analysis and pattern recognition in X-band SAR images for urban forestry, S. Canale, A. De Santis, D. Iacoviello, F. Pirri & S. Sagratella Cosmo-Skymed SAR data for urgency situations-study of a real case, R.L. Paes, E.H. Shiguemori, M. Habermann, A.M.R. Neto & R.M. Andrade Using satellite imagery to develop a detailed and updated map of imperviousness to improve flood risk management in the city of Lisbon, T. Santos, S. Freire, J.A. Tenedorio & A. Fonseca Feature extraction from satellite imagery and LiDAR to update exposure to tsunami and improve risk assessment in dynamic urban areas, S. Freire, T. Santos & J.A. Tenedorio Situational awareness on Rio de Janeiro’s terrain sliding using Cosmo-Skymed data-study of a real case, R.L. Paes, O.D. Zaloti Jr., F.M. Barros & C.H.L. Ribeiro Identification of wildfire precursor conditions: Linking satellite based fire and soil moisture data, C. Aubrecht, C.D. Elvidge, K.E. Baugh & S. Hahn Development of an automated procedure for a patient specific segmentation of the human femur body from CT scan images, D. Almeida, J. Folgado, P.R. Fernandes & R.B. Ruben Pseudo Fuzzy colour calibration for sport video segmentation, C.B. Santiago, A. Sousa & L.P. Reis Combining hierarchical watershed metrics and Normalized Cut for image segmentation, T.W. Pinto & M.A.G. de Carvalho A comparison between segmentation algorithms for urinary bladder on T2-weighted MR images, Z. Ma, R.N. Jorge & J.M.R.S. Tavares Computational algorithms for the segmentation of the human ear, E.M. Barroso, Z. Ma, J.M.R.S. Tavares & F. Gentil Evaluation of wavelets in noise reduction of Electromyographic signals, F. Ballesteros & J. de Castro Assessing the detection of embolic signals using continuous wavelet transform, I.B. Goncalves, A. Leiria & M.M.M. Moura Comparison between some time-frequency analysis methods on electromyography (EMG) signal, H.A. Weiderpass, C.G.F. Pachi, J.F. Yamamoto, I.C.N. Sacco, A. Hamamoto & A.N. Onodera A new interface for manual segmentation of dermoscopic images, P.M. Ferreira, T. Mendonca, P. Rocha & J. Rozeira InVesalius-An open-source imaging application, T.F. de Moraes, P.H.J. Amorim, F.S. Azevedo & J.V.L. da Silva GPU acceleration of legendre moments as biomarkers of bone tissue, J.A. Lachiondo & M. Ujaldon On the accurate classification of bone tissue images, J.E. Gil, J.P. Aranda, E. Merida-Casermeiro & M. Ujaldon Automated quantification of histone relocation in cell nuclei, T. Ries, C. Dietz, M. Horn, O. Deussen, M. Leist, T. Waldmann & D. Merhof An automated vehicle counting system from UAV images, A.M.R. Neto, E.H. Shiguemori & A.P.A. de Castro Tracking rural and urban landmarks for UAV autonomous navigation, R.M. Andrade, E.H. Shiguemori & A.P.A. de Castro