Compression of biomedical images and signals
During the last decade, image and signal compression for storage and transmission purpose has seen a great expansion. But what about medical data compression? Should a medical image or a physiological signal be processed and compressed like any other data? The progress made in imaging systems, stori...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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London
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2008
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Series: | Digital signal and image processing series
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Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | During the last decade, image and signal compression for storage and transmission purpose has seen a great expansion. But what about medical data compression? Should a medical image or a physiological signal be processed and compressed like any other data? The progress made in imaging systems, storing systems and telemedicine makes compression in this field particularly interesting. However, this compression has to be adapted to the specificities of biomedical data which contain diagnosis information.As such, this book offers an overview of compression techniques applied to medical data, i |
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Item Description: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
Physical Description: | xvi, 312 pages illustrations |
ISBN: | 0470393785 9781118623800 9780470393789 9780470611159 0470611154 |