Biomedical information technology

The enormous growth in the field of biotechnology necessitates the utilization of information technology for the management, flow and organization of data. The field continues to evolve with the development of new applications to fit the needs of the biomedicine. From molecular imaging to healthcare knowledge management, the storage, access and analysis of data contributes significantly to biomedical research and practice.

All biomedical professionals can benefit from a greater understanding of how data can be efficiently managed and utilized through data compression, modelling, processing, registration, visualization, communication, and large-scale biological computing. In addition Biomedical Information Technology contains practical integrated clinical applications for disease detection, diagnosis, surgery, therapy, and biomedical knowledge discovery, including the latest advances in the field, such as ubiquitous M-Health systems and molecular imaging applications.

• Section I Technological Fundamentals
• Chapter 1 Medical Imaging Dr. Xiaofeng Zhang and Dr. Nadine Smith and Prof. Andrew Webb
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Digital radiography
• 1.3 Computed tomography
• 1.4 Nuclear medicine
• 1.5 Ultrasonic imaging
• 1.6 Magnetic resonance imaging
• 1.7 Diffuse optical imaging
• 1.8 Biosignals
• 1.9 Appendix
• 1.10 Exercises
• 1.11 Bibliography
• 1.12 Index
• Chapter 2 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Dr. Eugene,Y. S. Lim and Prof. Michael Fulham and Prof. David Dagan Feng
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Medical data and patient record
• 2.3 Terminology standards vocabulary and a clinical coding system1
• 2.4 Information exchange standards
• 2.5 Usability issues in EMR
• 2.6 User interface
• 2.7 Evaluation
• 2.8 EMR system a case study: a web-based imaging electronic patient history
• 2.9 Summary
• 2.10 Exercise
• 2.11 Bibliography and references
• 2.12 Index
• Chapter 3 Image Data Compression and Storage Prof. Hong Ren Wu and Dr. Damian M. Tan and Dr. Tom Weidong Cai and Prof. David Dagan Feng
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Picture compression
• 3.3 Compression in the dicom standard
• 3.4 Data compression for dynamic functional images
• 3.5 Summary
• 3.6 Exercises
• 3.7 References
• 3.8 Index
• Chapter 4 Content-Based Medical Image Retrieval Dr. Tom Weidong Cai and Dr. Jinman Kim and Prof. David Dagan Feng
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 CBMIR by physical visual features
• 4.3 CBMIR by geometric spatial features
• 4.4 CBMIR by combination of semantic and visual features
• 4.5 CBMIR by physiological functional features
• 4.6 Summary
• 4.7 Exercises
• 4.8 Bibliography and references
• 4.9 Index
• Chapter 5 Data Modeling and Simulation Dr. Alessandra Bertoldo and Prof. Claudio Cobelli
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Compartmental models
• 5.3 Model identification
• 5.4 Model validation
• 5.5 Simulation
• 5.6 Case study
• 5.7 Quantification of medical images
• 5.8 Exercises
• 5.9 Bibliography and references
• Chapter 6 Techniques for Parametric Imaging Prof. David Dagan Feng and Dr. Lingfeng Wen and Dr. Stefan Eberl
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Parametric image estimation methods
• 6.3 Noninvasive methods
• 6.4 Clinical applications of parametric images
• 6.5 Summary
• 6.6 Exercise
• 6.7 Bibliography and references
• 6.8 Index
• Chapter 7 Data Processing and Analysis Prof. Chris Wyatt and Prof. Yu-Ping Wang and Prof. Matthew T. Freedman and Prof. Murray Loew and Prof. Yue Wang
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Medical image enhancement
• 7.3 Medical image segmentation
• 7.4 Medical image feature extraction
• 7.5 Medical image interpretation
• 7.6 Summary
• 7.7 Exercises
• 7.8 Bibliography
• 7.9 Index
• Chapter 8 Data Registration and Fusion Dr. Xiu Ying Wang and Dr. Stefan Eberl and Prof. Michael Fulham and Dr. Seu Som and Prof. David Dagan Feng
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Fundamentals of biomedical image registration and fusion
• 8.3 Feature-based medical image registration
• 8.4 Intensity-based registration
• 8.5 Hybrid registration and hierarchical registration
• 8.6 Hardware registration
• 8.7 Assessment of registration accuracy
• 8.8 Applications of biomedical image registration and fusion
• 8.9 Summary
• 8.10 Exercises
• 8.11 Bibliography and references
• 8.12 Index
• Chapter 9 Data Visualization and Display Dr. Jinman Kim and Dr. Tom Weidong Cai and Prof. Michael Fulham and Dr. Stefan Eberl and Prof. David Dagan Feng
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Two-Dimensional (2D) visualization techniques
• 9.3 Three-Dimensional (3D) visualization techniques
• 9.4 Volume navigation interface
• 9.5 Volume enhancement and manipulation
• 9.6 Large data visualization and optimization
• 9.7 Dual-modality PET/CT visualization
• 9.8 Data display devices
• 9.9 Applications of biomedical visualization