2nd Edition
Practical Handbook on Image Processing for Scientific and Technical Applications
Image processing is fast becoming a valuable tool for analyzing multidimensional data in all areas of natural science. Since the publication of the best-selling first edition of this handbook, the field of image processing has matured in many of its aspects from ad hoc, empirical approaches to a sound science based on established mathematical and physical principles.
The Practical Handbook on Image Processing for Scientific and Technical Applications, Second Edition builds a sound basic knowledge of image processing, provides a critically evaluated collection of the best algorithms, and demonstrates those algorithms with real-world applications from many fields. It covers all aspects of image processing, from image formation to image analysis, and gives an up-to-date review of advanced concepts. Organized according to the hierarchy of tasks, each chapter includes a summary, an outline of the background the task requires, and a section of practical tips that help you avoid common errors and save valuable research time.
New in the Second Edition:
Just as digital image processing provides the key to studying complex scientific problems that researchers once could only dream of tackling, this handbook unlocks the intricacies of image processing and brings its power and potential within the grasp of researchers across the spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines.
Highlights
From Drawings to Electronic Images
Geometric Measurements: Gauging and Counting
Radiometric Measurements: Revealing the Invisible
Depth Measurements: Exploring 3-D Space
Velocity Measurements: Exploring Dynamic Processes
TASKS AND TOOLS
From Objects to Images
Quantitative Visualization
Image Formation
Imaging Sensors
Digitalization and Quantization
Handling and Enhancing Images
Pixels
Geometry
Restoration and Reconstruction
From Images to Features
Neighborhoods
Regions
Edges and Lines
Orientation and Velocity
Scale and Texture
From Features To Objects
Segmentation
Size And Shape
Classification
APPENDICES
Notation
Mathematical Toolbox
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
COLOR PLATES85
Biography
Bernd Jahne
"…covers a significant number of standard methods. … The selection of topics would fit a one-semester graduate-level course in image processing for science and engineering majors. … The book is clearly written … The photographs, diagrams, and formulas are well done. … Summing Up: Recommended."
-CHOICE, Vol. 42, No. 2, Oct. 2004
"The book … uses images, graphics and charts effectively … [It] is well-organized and useful for a variety of scientists from electrical engineers to biologists and other physical sciences."
-E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 12, December 2004