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A Networked Workstation Approach to Multi-Dimensional Biomedical Image Analysis

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Information Processing in Medical Imaging

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The capability to extract objective and quantitatively accurate information from multi-dimensional biomedical images has not kept pace with the capabilities to produce the images themselves. This is a paradox, since on the one hand the new 3-D and 4-D imaging capabilities promise significant potential for providing greater specificity and sensitivity (i.e., precise objective discrimination and accurate quantitative measurement of body tissue characteristics and function) in clinical diagnostic and basic investigative imaging procedures than ever possible before, but on the other hand, the momentous advances in computer and associated electronic imaging technology which have made these 3-D imaging modalities possible have not been concomitantly developed for full exploitation of their capabilities. We have developed a network approach which integrates powerful new microcomputer-based systems and permits detailed investigations and evaluation of 3-D and 4-D (dynamic 3-D) biomedical images. The network features an “intelligent” manager for efficient allocation of resources and ready access to all the information in a large 3-D image data base for rapid display, manipulation, and measurement. The system software provides important capabilities for displaying, manipulating and quantitatively analyzing both structural and functional data and their relationships in various organs of the body. Although the overall power of the system comes from the synergistic integration and utilization of networked components, the architecture permits and has fostered development of advanced image processing software which is transportable to a variety of stand-alone workstations.

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    R. A. Robb, M. C. Stacy & C. N. McEwan

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Robb, R.A., Stacy, M.C., McEwan, C.N. (1988). A Networked Workstation Approach to Multi-Dimensional Biomedical Image Analysis. In: de Graaf, C.N., Viergever, M.A. (eds) Information Processing in Medical Imaging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7263-3_24

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