The Handbook of Research on Advanced Techniques in Diagnostic Imaging and Biomedical Applications includes recent state-of-the-art methodologies that introduce biomedical imaging in decision support systems and their applications in clinical practice. This Handbook of Research provides readers with an overview of the emerging field of image-guided medical and biological decision support, bringing together various research studies and highlighting future trends.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Biomedical Applications
Biomedical functional infrared imaging
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Combining geometry and image in biomedical systems
Computer-aided diagnosis in breast imaging
Decision support in biomedicine
Developments in intracoronary ultrasound processing
Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic support systems and computational intelligence
Facial expression recognition
Image processing and machine learning techniques
Imaging and clinical data for decision support
Randomness in fMRI

Reviews & Statements

This handbook features the most current research findings in all aspects of biomedical imaging, diagnostic and decision support methodologies, from theoretical and algorithmic problems to successfully designed and developed biomedical image guided decision support systems.

– T. P. Exarchos, A. Papadopoulos and D. I. Fotiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece

It presents current international research findings in biomedical imaging and in diagnostic and decision support methodologies, with coverage ranging from theoretical and algorithmic problems to successful biomedical image-guided, decision-support systems.

– Book News Inc. (June 2009)

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Editor/Author Biographies

Themis P. Exarchos was born in Ioannina, Greece (1980). He received the Diploma Degree in Computer Engineer¬ing and Informatics from the Engineering School of the University of Patras (2003). He received the PhD degree from the University of Ioannina (2009); his PhD thesis is entitled “Data Mining and Healthcare Decision Support System.” He is a member of the Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems at the University of Ioannina, working in Research and Technology Development projects. His research interests include data mining, decision support systems in healthcare, biomedical applications including biomedical imaging and bioinformatics. Dr. Exarchos is the author of more than fifty papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings.

Athanasios Papadopoulos received his degree in Physics from the Department of Physics of the University of Patras (1994). He completed his MSc in Medical Physics at University of Surrey (UK). He received his PhD from the Department of Medical Physics from University of Ioannina, Greece (2006). He is serving as a radiation physicist in the Department of Nuclear medicine of University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece. He is a member of the research group of the “Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas / Biomedical Research Institute” and the Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems. His major research interests include medical image processing, medical decision support, computer-aided detection and diagnosis, machine learning and data mining. Lately his work is related to the use of vital signs of the human body, their analysis and use of intelligent methods for diagnosis or prognosis. Dr. Papadopoulos is the author of two book chapters and more than twenty papers in scientific journals and international conference proceedings.

Dimitrios I. Fotiadis is a professor of Biomedical Engineering and the director of the Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, at the Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina. He is also an associated member of Biomedical Research Institute. He holds Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (1985) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from the University of Minnesota, (Minneapolis, USA) (1990). He served as visiting researcher at the RWTH (Aachen, Germany) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, USA). He has published more than 120 papers in scientific journals, 250 papers in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, more than 20 chapters in books and he is the editor of 14 books. His work has received more than 800 citations. His research interests include modelling of human tissues and organs, intelligent wearable devices for automated diagnosis and bioinformatics. He is the chairman of the board and CEO of the Science and Technology Park of Epirus, National Representative of Greece in FP7 and he coordinates several R&D projects funded by the EC and other bodies.

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Editorial Advisory Board

Apostolos H. Karantanas, University Hospital, Greece

Peter Kokol, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Lena Kostaridou, University of Patras, Greece

Lhenka Lhotska, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

Konstantinos N. Malizos, University of Thessalia, Greece

George Panayiotakis, University of Patras, Greece

Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus