Ophthalmological Imaging and Applications

E. Y. K. Ng received his Ph.D from Cambridge University, UK and is an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He serves as editor for six international journals and as editor-in chief for two SCIE-indexed journals. He is an invited speaker at many international scientific conferences and workshops. His research interests are in thermal imaging, biomedical engineering, breast cancer detection, computational fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. U. Rajendra Acharya holds a Ph.D from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India and a D.Eng from Chiba University, Japan. His interests are in biomedical signal processing, bio-imaging, data mining, visualization, and biophysics for better healthcare design, delivery, and therapy. He has worked on various funded projects with grants worth over 1.5 million SGD. He holds faculty positions with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore; SIM University, Singapore; Singapore Institute of Technology-University of Glasgow Degree Programme; and Manipal Institute of Technology, India. Widely published, he often acts as a guest editor and serves on the editorial board of many journals. Rangaraj M. Rangayyan is a professor at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a pioneer in the field of computer-aided diagnosis and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, Engineering Institute of Canada, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, and Canadian Academy of Engineering. His areas of research are digital signal and image processing, biomedical signal and image analysis, and medical imaging. He has been recognized with the 2013 IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Medal and the IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000). Jasjit S. Suri holds a MS from University of Illinois, Chicago; Ph.D from University of Washington, Seattle; and MBA from Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. A committee member of several journals and companies, he has spent over 25 years in biomedical engineering/sciences, written over 350 peer-reviewed publications, been crowned with the President’s Gold Medal, and been named fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) by the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia. He also served as chairman of IEEE Denver and received over 50 awards during his career.

Retinal Vascular Imaging in Clinical Research. Detection and Modeling of the Major Temporal Arcade in Retinal Fundus Images. Application of Higher Order Spectra Cumulants for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection using Digital Fundus Images. Quality Measures for Retinal Images. Graph Search Retinal Vessel Tracking. Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging. The Needs/Requirements and Design of Imaging and Image Processing Methods for Ophthalmology in the Indian Context. The Application of Ocular Fundus Photography and Angiography. Optic Nerve Analysis and Imaging in Relation to Glaucoma. Imaging of the Eye after Glaucoma Surgery. Confocal Microscopy of Cornea. Corneal Topography and Tomography. Automatic Analysis of Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Sequences for Arteriovenous Passage Time Measurement. Optical Coherence Tomography. The Role of Optical Coherence Tomography on Imaging of the Ocular Surface. Anterior Segment Imaging of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography. Cyst Detection in OCT Images for Pathology Characterization. Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Fundus Perimetry. In Vivo Confocal Microscopy. Biomechanical Modeling of Blood Vessels for Interpretation of Tortuosity Estimates. Hybrid Finite Element Simulation for Bioheat Transfer in Human Eye. Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Specific Absorption Rate and Heat Transfer in the Human Eye. Dry-Eye Characterization by Analysis of Tear Film Images. Thermography and the Eye.