Handbook of Research on Advanced Techniques in Diagnostic Imaging and Biomedical Applications (Premier Reference Source)

598 Pages·2009·14.259 MB·English

by  Themis P. Exarchos

Handbook of Research on
Advanced Techniques in
Diagnostic Imaging and
Biomedical Applications
Themis P. Exarchos
University of Ioannina, Greece
Athanasios Papadopoulos
University of Ioannina, Greece
Dimitrios I. Fotiadis
University of Ioannina, Greece
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Handbook of research on advanced techniques in diagnostic imaging and biomedical applications / Themis P. Exarchos, Athanasios Papadopoulos,
and Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, editors.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: “This book includes state-of-the-art methodologies that introduce biomedical imaging in decision support systems and their
applications in clinical practice”--Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-60566-314-2 (hardcover)
1. Imaging systems in medicine--Data processing--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Diagnostic imaging--Digital techniques--Handbooks, manuals,
etc. I. Exarchos, Themis P., 1980- II. Papadopoulos, Athanasios, 1971- III. Fotiadis, Dimitrios Ioannou.
[DNLM: 1. Diagnostic Imaging--methods--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Diagnostic Imaging--trends. 3. Image Processing, Computer-
Assisted--methods. WN 180 H2365 2009]
R857.O6H367 2009
616.07’54--dc22
2008050005
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All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not
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Editorial Advisory Board
Peter Kokol, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Lhenka Lhotska, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus , Cyprus
Konstantinos N. Malizos, University of Thessalia, Greece
Apostolos H. Karantanas, University Hospital, Stavrakia, Heraklion, Greece
Lena Kostaridou, University of Patras, Greece
George Panayiotakis, University of Patras, Greece
List of Contributors
Arabadjis, D. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ....................................................351
Arfanakis, Konstantinos / Illinois Institute of Technology, USA ........................................................90
Arikidis, Nikolaos / University of Patras, Greece .............................................................................142
Bougias, Charalambos / University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece ..................................................229
Bourantas, Christos V. / Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece & University of Hull, UK .........48
Bui, Alex A. T. / University of California, Los Angeles, USA ..............................................................18
Charrier, C. / Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, France ..........................................................320
Chatziioannou, Aristotelis / National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece ................................278
Christodoulou, C. I. / University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus ..........................................................160
Cobbold, Richard S. C. / University of Toronto, Canada .................................................................373
Costaridou, Lena / University of Patras, Greece ..............................................................................142
Dawe, Robert J. / Illinois Institute of Technology, USA ......................................................................90
Delgorge-Rosenberger, C. / Université d’Orléans, France ..............................................................447
Dimou, Ioannis N. / Technical University of Crete, Greece ..................................................................1
Doukas, Charalampos / University of the Aegean, Samos, Greece ..................................................460
Elie, H. / Centre Hospitalier Public du Cotentin, France .................................................................320
Elmotataz, A. / Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, France ........................................................320
Falcón-Ruiz, Alexander / Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba ...............................................426
Fotiadis, Dimitrios I. / Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece........................................................48
Fotiadis, Dimitrios I. / University of Ioannina, Greece ....................................108, 229, 247, 294, 307
Gangl, Alfred / Medical University of Vienna, Austria ......................................................................335
Georgiadis, John G. / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA .........................................90
Georgoulias, Panagiotis / University of Thessaly, Greece ................................................................213
Giannakeas, Nikolaos / University of Ioannina, Greece ...................................................................294
Giannoula, Alexia / University of Toronto, Canada ..........................................................................373
Golemati, Spyretta / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ..............................................34
Häfner, Michael / Medical University of Vienna, Austria ................................................................335
Hernández-Pacheco, Denis / Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba ..........................................426
Herrmann, J. Michael / University of Edinburgh, UK .......................................................................76
Hsu, William / University of California, Los Angeles, USA ................................................................18
Kakkos, S. / University of Patras Medical School, Greece ...............................................................160
Kangarloo, Hooshang / University of California, Los Angeles, USA .................................................18
Karahaliou, Anna / University of Patras, Greece .............................................................................142
Karampinos, Dimitrios C. / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA ...............................90
Karvelis, Petros S. / University of Ioannina, Greece ................................................................108, 307
Kilindris, Thomas V. / University of Thessaly, Greece .....................................................................197
Koutlas, Anastasios / University of Ioannina, Greece ......................................................................247
Kyriacou, Eftyvoulos / Frederick University, Cyprus ...............................................................160, 181
Lebrun, G. / Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, France ............................................................320
Lecluse, M. / Centre Hospitalier Public du Cotentin, France ...........................................................320
Lezoray, O. / Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, France ..........................................................320
Liedlgruber, Michael / Salzburg University, Austria ........................................................................335
Loizou, C. / Intercollege, Cyprus .......................................................................................................160
Loudos, George / Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece ........................................213
Loumou, P. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ........................................................351
Lowe, David / University of Aston, UK .................................................................................................1
Maglogiannis, Ilias / University of Central Greece, Lamia, Greece .................................................460
Mainardi, Luca Tommaso / Politecnico di Milano, Italy .................................................................126
Matsopoulos, George K. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ...................................407
Merla, Arcangelo / Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB), Foundation
G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy, and G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy ....263
Meurie, C. / INRETS-LEOST, France ...............................................................................................320
Michalis, Lampros K. / Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece ....................................................48
Mougiakakou, Stavroula G. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ...............................60
Moulos, Panagiotis / National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece ............................................278
Naka, Katerina K. / Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece..........................................................48
Neofytou, Marios / University of Cyprus, Cyprus .............................................................................181
Nicolaides, A. / Imperial College, London, UK .................................................................................160
Nikita, Alexandra / University of Athens, Greece & DIAKENTRO, Diagnostic Imaging Center
for the Woman and the Child, Greece ............................................................................................60
Nikita, Konstantina S. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ..........................34, 60, 213
Orozco-Monteagudo, Maykel / Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba ......................................426
Panagopoulos, M. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece .............................................351
Panayiotakis, George / University of Patras, Greece .......................................................................142
Papaodysseus, C. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ...............................................351
Passera, Katia Marina / Politecnico di Milano, Italy .......................................................................126
Pattichis, Constantinos / University of Cyprus, Cyprus ...........................................................160, 181
Pattichis, Marios / University of New Mexico, USA .................................................................160, 181
Rosenberger, C. / GREYC – ENSICAEN – Université Caen Basse Normandie – CNRS, France ....447
Rousopoulos, P. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ................................................351
Russo, Valentina / University La Sapienza, Italy ..............................................................................392
Sahba, Farhang / Medical Imaging Analyst, Canada .......................................................................473
Sahli, Hichem / Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium..........................................................................426
Setola, Roberto / University CAMPUS Bio-Medico, Italy ................................................................392
Skiadopoulos, Spyros / University of Patras, Greece .......................................................................142
Stoitsis, John / National Technical University of Athens, Greece .......................................................34
Taboada-Crispi, Alberto / Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba...............................................426
Taira, Ricky K. / University of California, Los Angeles, USA ............................................................18
Tanos, Vasilios / Aretaeion Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus ......................................................................181
Theodoropoulos, G. / Agricultural University of Athens, Greece .....................................................351
Theodorou, Kiki / University of Thessaly, Greece ....................................................................197, 213
Tripoliti, Evanthia E. / University of Ioannina, Greece ...................................................................229
Tsalikakis, Dimitrios G. / University of Ioannina, Greece ...............................................................108
Tsiknakis, Manolis / Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion Crete, Greece ........1
Tsougos, Ioannis / University of Thessaly, Greece ............................................................................213
Uhl, A. / Salzburg University, Austria ................................................................................................335
Valavanis, Ioannis K. / National Technical University of Athens, Greece ..........................................60
Vécsei, Andreas / St. Anna Children’s Hospital, Austria ...................................................................335
Veliou, Konstantia / Magnetic Tomography of Epirus, Greece ........................................................229
Voultsidou, Marotesa / University of Crete, Greece ...........................................................................76
Wrba, Friedrich / Medical University of Vienna, Austria .................................................................335
Zervakis, Michalis E. / Technical University of Crete, Greece .............................................................1
Table of Contents
Preface ..............................................................................................................................................xxvi
Chapter I
Computational Methods and Tools for Decision Support in Biomedicine: An Overview
of Algorithmic Challenges .....................................................................................................................1
Ioannis N. Dimou, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Michalis E. Zervakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
David Lowe, University of Aston, UK
Manolis Tsiknakis, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion Crete, Greece

Chapter II
Integrating Imaging and Clinical Data for Decision Support ...............................................................18
William Hsu, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Alex A. T. Bui, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Ricky K. Taira, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Hooshang Kangarloo, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Chapter III
Analysis and Quantification of Motion within the Cardiovascular System: Implications for
the Mechanical Strain of Cardiovascular Structures ............................................................................34
Spyretta Golemati, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
John Stoitsis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Konstantina S. Nikita, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Chapter IV
New Developments in Intracoronary Ultrasound Processing ..............................................................48
Christos V. Bourantas, Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece & University of Hull, UK
Katerina K. Naka, Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece
Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece
Lampros K. Michalis, Michailideion Cardiology Center, Greece
Chapter V
Diagnostic Support Systems and Computational Intelligence: Differential Diagnosis
of Hepatic Lesions from Computed Tomography Images ...................................................................60
Stavroula G. Mougiakakou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Ioannis K. Valavanis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Alexandra Nikita, University of Athens, Greece & DIAKENTRO, Diagnostic Imaging Center for
the Woman and the Child, Greece
Konstantina S. Nikita, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Chapter VI
Significance Estimation in fMRI from Random Matrices ....................................................................76
Marotesa Voultsidou, University of Crete, Greece
J. Michael Herrmann, University of Edinburgh, UK
Chapter VII
Optimal Diffusion Encoding Strategies for Fiber Mapping in Diffusion MRI ....................................90
Dimitrios C. Karampinos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Robert J. Dawe, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Konstantinos Arfanakis, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
John G. Georgiadis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Chapter VIII
Segmentation of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Images ......................................................................108
Dimitrios G. Tsalikakis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Petros S. Karvelis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Chapter IX
Image Registration Algorithms for Applications in Oncology ...........................................................126
Katia Marina Passera, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Luca Tommaso Mainardi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Chapter X
Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Breast Imaging: Trends and Challenges ............................................142
Lena Costaridou, University of Patras, Greece
Spyros Skiadopoulos, University of Patras, Greece
Anna Karahaliou, University of Patras, Greece
Nikolaos Arikidis, University of Patras, Greece
George Panayiotakis, University of Patras, Greece
Chapter XI
Assessment of Stroke by Analysing Carotid Plaque Morphology ......................................................160
E. Kyriacou, Frederick University, Cyprus
C. I. Christodoulou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
C. Loizou, Intercollege, Cyprus
M.S. Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA
C.S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
S. Kakkos, University of Patras Medical School, Greece
A. Nicolaides, Imperial College, UK
Chapter XII
Quantitative Analysis of Hysteroscopy Imaging in Gynaecological Cancer ......................................181
Marios Neofytou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Vasilios Tanos, Aretaeion Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA
Eftyvoulos Kyriacou, Frederick University, Cyprus
Chapter XIII
Combining Geometry and Image in Biomedical Systems: The RT TPS Case ...................................197
Thomas V. Kilindris, University of Thessaly, Greece
Kiki Theodorou, University of Thessaly, Greece
Chapter XIV
Internal Radionuclide Dosimetry using Quantitative 3-D Nuclear Medical Imaging ........................213
Ioannis Tsougos, University of Thessaly, Greece
George Loudos, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece
Panagiotis Georgoulias, University of Thessaly, Greece
Konstantina S. Nikita, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Kiki Theodorou, University of Thessaly, Greece
Chapter XV
Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Fiber Tractography ............................................................................229
Evanthia E. Tripoliti, University of Ioannina, Greece
Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Konstantia Veliou, Magnetic Tomography of Epirus, Greece
Charalambos Bougias, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece
Chapter XVI
Image Processing and Machine Learning Techniques for Facial Expression Recognition ................247
Anastasios Koutlas, University of Ioannina, Greece
Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece