Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images. Fundamentals, Methods and Applications Proceedings of the International Symposium CompIMAGE 2006 (Coimbra, Portugal, 20-21 October 2006)

This book contains keynote lectures and full papers presented at the International Symposium on Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images (CompIMAGE), held in Coimbra, Portugal, on 20-21 October 2006. International contributions from nineteen countries provide a comprehensive coverage of the current state-of-the-art in the fields of: - Image Processing and Analysis; - Image Segmentation; - Data Interpolation; - Registration, Acquisition and Compression; - 3D Reconstruction; - Objects Tracking; - Motion and Deformation Analysis; - Objects Simulation; - Medical Imaging; - Computational Bioimaging and Visualization. Related techniques also covered in this book include the finite element method, modal analyses, stochastic methods, principaland independentcomponents analyses and distribution models. Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images will be useful to academics, researchers and professionals in Computational Vision (image processing and analysis), Computer Sciences, and Computational Mechanics.

Acknowledgements Preface Invited lectures Scientific committee Invited Keynotes/Lectures Active vision systems and catadioptric vision systems for robotic applications Digital geometry for image analysis and processing Multimodality in brain imaging: Methodological aspects and applications Perceptual users interfaces and their applications Contour detection by surround suppression of texture Computer vision and digital inclusion of persons with special needs: Overview and state of art MR diffusion tensor imaging Contributed Papers include: Terrestrial laser technology in sporting craft 3D modelling External anatomical shapes reconstruction from turntable image sequences using a single off-the-shelf camera Patient specific heart models from high resolution CT 3D visualization of radiosurgical treatment plans – experience with Java3D and VTK Two methodologies for iris detection and location in face images Accessing earth observation data using JPEG2000 Computer-aided detection of pulmonary nodules in low-dose CT Physical simulation using FEM, modal analysis and the dynamic equilibrium equation Region growing segmentation approach for image indexing and retrieval Rapid prototyping technology in medical applications: A critical review Fast estimation of skeleton points on 3D deformable meshes Artery-vein separation of human vasculature from 3D thoracic CT Angio Scans Robust vision algorithms for quadruped soccer robots Methodologies to build automatic point distribution models for faces represented in images and more

João Manuel R.S. Tavares, Jorge R.M. Natal