Statistical Shape and Deformation Analysis (eBook)

Statistical Shape and Deformation Analysis: Methods, Implementation and Applications contributes enormously to solving different problems in patient care and physical anthropology, ranging from improved automatic registration and segmentation in medical image computing to the study of genetics, evolution and comparative form in physical anthropology and biology. This book gives a clear description of the concepts, methods, algorithms and techniques developed over the last three decades that is followed by examples of their implementation using open source software. Applications of statistical shape and deformation analysis are given for a wide variety of fields, including biometry, anthropology, medical image analysis and clinical practice. - Presents an accessible introduction to the basic concepts, methods, algorithms and techniques in statistical shape and deformation analysis - Includes implementation examples using open source software - Covers real-life applications of statistical shape and deformation analysis methods

Prof. Zheng is the Head of the Information Processing in Medical Imaging Group, the Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern. In 2010, he did his habilitation was awarded the title 'Privatdozent' from the same university. His research interests include medical image computing, machine learning, computer assisted interventions, medical robotics, and multi-modality image analysis. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and was granted 6 US and European patents. He has won over ten national and international awards/prizes including the best basic science paper published in the Journal of Laryngology and Otology in year 2011, the 2009 Ypsomed Innovation Prize, and the best technical paper award in the 2006 annual conference of the International Society of Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery. He is on the program committee of the 16th, the 18th and the 19th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI 2013, 2015 and 2016). He is the general chair of the 7th International Workshop on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality (MIAR 2016).

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Statistical Shape and Deformation Analysis: Methods, Implementation and Applications contributes enormously to solving different problems in patient care and physical anthropology, ranging from improved automatic registration and segmentation in medical image computing to the study of genetics, evolution and comparative form in physical anthropology and biology. This book gives a clear description of the concepts, methods, algorithms and techniques developed over the last three decades that is followed by examples of their implementation using open source software. Applications of statistical shape and deformation analysis are given for a wide variety of fields, including biometry, anthropology, medical image analysis and clinical practice. - Presents an accessible introduction to the basic concepts, methods, algorithms and techniques in statistical shape and deformation analysis- Includes implementation examples using open source software- Covers real-life applications of statistical shape and deformation analysis methods