The Image Processing Handbook, Fourth Edition

Published:
July 26, 2002 by CRC Press - 744 Pages
Author(s):
John C. Russ, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA; John C. Russ, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

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ISBN 9780849311420
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Features

  • Reflects the dramatic technological advance of the last few years
  • Puts even more emphasis on image measurement along with processing
  • Contains new and better images, including many from biological applications
  • Includes a new chapter on feature classification and identification, comparison of expert systems, fuzzy logic, learning methods, etc.

  • Summary

    First published in 1992, The Image Processing Handbook not only set the standard for professional references in this field, but also provided the first text truly accessible to undergraduate students and non-specialists. Each subsequent edition has reflected the continuing rapid advances in image processing, and the fourth edition is no exception. In fact, its broader scope, increased depth, and logical presentation make it, more than ever, a powerful teaching tool, essential reference, and handy companion for both new and experienced image processors and analysts.

    Table of Contents

    INTRODUCTION
    ACQUIRING IMAGES
    Human Reliance on Images for Information
    Video Cameras
    CCD Cameras
    Camera Artifacts and Limitations
    Color Cameras
    Camera Resolution
    CMOS Cameras
    Focusing
    Electronics and Bandwidth Limitations
    Pixels
    Grey Scale Resolution
    Noise
    High Depth Image
    Color Imaging
    Digital Camera Limitations
    Color Spaces
    Color Correction
    Color Displays
    Image Types
    Range Imaging
    Multiple Images
    Stereoscopy
    Imaging Requirements
    PRINTING AND STORAGE
    Printing
    Dots on Paper
    Color Printing
    Printing Hardware
    Film Recorders
    File Storage
    Storage Media
    Magnetic Recording
    Databases for Images
    Browsing and Thumbnails
    Lossless Coding
    Reduced Color Palettes
    JPEG Compression
    Wavelet Compression
    Fractal Compression
    Digital Movies
    CORRECTING IMAGING DEFECTS
    Contrast Expansion
    Noisy Images
    Neighborhood Averaging
    Neighborhood Ranking
    Other Neighborhood Noise Reduction Methods
    Defect Removal, Maximum Entropy and Maximum Likelihood
    Nonuniform Illumination
    Fitting a Background Function
    Rank leveling
    Color Shading
    Non-Planar Views
    Computer Graphics
    Geometrical Distortion
    Alignment
    Interpolation
    Morphing
    IMAGE ENHANCEMENT (PROCESSING IN THE SPATIAL DOMAIN)
    Contrast Manipulation
    Histogram Equalization
    Laplacian
    Derivatives
    The Sobel and Kirsch Operators
    Rank Operations
    Texture
    Fractal Analysis
    Implementation notes
    Image math
    Subtracting Images
    Multiplication and Division
    PROCESSING IMAGES IN FREQUENCY SPACE
    Some Necessary Mathematical Preliminaries
    What Frequency Space is All About
    The Fourier Transform
    Fourier Transforms of Real Functions
    Frequencies and orientations
    Measuring Images in the Frequency Domain
    Orientation and Spacing
    Preferred Orientation
    Texture and Fractals
    Filtering Images
    Isolating Periodic Noise
    Masks and Filters
    Se

    Editorial Reviews

    Praise for the previous editions:

    - Anna W. Ren, Head of Public Services, Northwestern University

    "Every person who uses computer image processing...who is planning to use image processing...who is involved in the purchase of computer systems or software that involve image processing...should read this book. And if you are not in one of the above groups, you might want to read it anyway."
    - Microscopy Research and Technique

    "An excellent book, not only for the entrant into image processing and analysis, but also as a reference for those who use these techniques on a daily basis."
    - P.G.T. Howell, University College London

    "This is a wonderful book on image processing...This book is an example of what an image processing book should be as Russ explains image processing the right way-through pictures."
    -Dwayne Phillips, Editor's Choice Review Service

    "…a well-balanced volume that will find a place on many bookshelves but will not accumulate dust!…already my favourite reference work for image processing!"
    - B. Batchelor, Cardiff University

    There are not many textbooks on image processing that can really be recommended to undergraduate students, but this is one of them."
    -Computing Reviews, February 1999

    "The production quality of the volume is superb…John Russ has succeeded in providing a book that meets the intended aim: to provide a self-instruction course on the fundamentals of image processing. I recommend this handbook to those who wish to explore the myriad techniques of digital image processing as well as performing measurements on the processed images."
    -Barry R. Masters,Journal of Microscopy, October 1999

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