Preface Acknowledgements Invited lectures Thematic sessions Scientific committee 3D modelling to support dental surgery D. Avola, A. Petracca & G. Placidi Detection system from the driver’s hands based on Address Event Representation (AER) A. Ríos, C. Conde, I. Martin de Diego & E. Cabello Quantitative analysis on PCA-based statistical 3D face shape modeling A.Y.A. Maghari, I. Yi Liao & B. Belaton Ordinary video events detection H. Uddin Sharif, S. Uyaver & H. Sharif Sclera segmentation for gaze estimation and iris localization in unconstrained images M. Marcon, E. Frigerio & S. Tubaro Morphing billboards for accurate reproduction of shape and shading of articulated objects with an application to real-time hand tracking N. Petersen & D. Stricker Independent multimodal background subtraction D. Bloisi & L. Iocchi Perception and decision systems for autonomous UAV flight P. Fallavollita, S. Esposito & M. Balsi Flow measurement in open channels based in digital image processing to debris flow study C. Alberto Ospina Caicedo, L. Pencue Fierro & N. Oliveras Incorporating global information in active contour models A. Vikram, A. Yezzi Hexagonal parallel thinning algorithms based on sufficient conditions for topology preservation P. Kardos & K. Palágyi Evolving concepts using gene duplication M. Ebner FPGA implementation of OpenCV compatible background identification circuit M. Genovese & E. Napoli Fourier optics approach in evaluation of the diffraction and defocus aberration in three-dimensional integral imaging Z.E. Ashari Esfahani, Z. Kavehvash & K. Mehrany Intensity and affine invariant statistic-based image matching M. Lecca & M. Dalla Mura Recognition of shock-wave patterns from shock-capturing solutions R. Paciorri &A. Bonfiglioli Fast orientation invariant template matching using centre-of-gravity information A. Maier &A. Uhl Evaluation of the Menzies method potential for automatic dermoscopic image analysis A.R.S. Marcal, T. Mendonca, C.S.P. Silva, M.A. Pereira & J. Rozeira Application of UTHSCSA-Image Tool™ to estimate concrete texture J.S. Camacho, A.S. Felipe & M.C.F. Albuquerque Texture image segmentation with smooth gradients and local information Isabel N. Figueiredo, J.C. Moreno &V.B. Surya Prasath Unsupervised self-organizing texture descriptor M. Vanetti, I. Gallo &A. Nodari Automatic visual attributes extraction from web offers images A. Nodari, I. Gallo & M. Vanetti Segmenting active regions on solar EUV images C. Caballero & M.C. Aranda Automated Shape Analysis landmarks detection for medical image processing N. Amoroso, R. Bellotti, S. Bruno, A. Chincarini, G. Logroscino, S. Tangaro &A. Tateo Bayesian depth map interpolation using edge driven Markov Random Fields S. Colonnese, S. Rinauro & G. Scarano Man-made objects delineation on high-resolution satellite images A. Kourgli & Y. Oukil A hybrid approach to clouds and shadows removal in satellite images D. Sousa, A. Siravenha & E. Pelaes Wishart classification comparison between compact and quad-polarimetric SAR imagery using RADARSAT2 data B. Souissi, M. Ouarzeddine &A. Belhadj-Aissa Land cover differentiation using digital image processing of Landsat-7 ETM+ samples Y.T. Solano, L. Pencue Fierro &A. Figueroa Comparing land cover maps obtained from remote sensing for deriving urban indicators T. Santos & S. Freire Extraction of buildings in heterogeneous urban areas: Testing the value of increased spectral information ofWorldView-2 imagery S. Freire &T. Santos An energy minimization reconstruction algorithm for multivalued discrete tomography L. Varga, P. Balázs & A. Nagy Functional near-infrared frontal cortex imaging for virtual reality neuro-rehabilitation assessment S. Bisconti, M. Spezialetti, G. Placidi & V. Quaresima Mandibular nerve canal identification for preoperative planning in oral implantology T. Chiarelli, E. Lamma & T. Sansoni Biomedical image interpolation based on multi-resolution transformations G. Xu, J. Leng, Y. Zheng & Y. Zhang A spectral and radial basis function hybrid method for visualizing vascular flows B. Brimkov, J.-H. Jung, J. Kotary, X. Liu & J. Zheng Identification of models of brain glucose metabolism from 18F – Deoxyglucose PET images P. Lecca Dynamic lung modeling and tumor tracking using deformable image registration and geometric smoothing Y. Zhang, Y. Jing, X. Liang, G. Xu & L. Dong Motion and deformation estimation from medical imagery by modeling sub-structure interaction and constraints G. Sundaramoorthi, B.-W. Hong & A. Yezzi Automated and semi-automated procedures in the assessment of Coronary Arterial Disease by Computed Tomography M.M. Ribeiro, I. Bate, N. Gonçalves, J. O’Neill & J.C. Maurício Image-analysis tools in the study of morphofunctional features of neurons D. Simone, A. Colosimo, F. Malchiodi-Albedi, A. De Ninno, L. Businaro &A.M. Gerardino GPU computing for patient-specific model of pulmonary airflow T. Yamaguchi, Y. Imai, T. Miki &T. Ishikawa Bone volume measurement of human femur head specimens by modeling the histograms of micro-CT images F. Marinozzi, F. Zuppante, F. Bini, A. Marinozzi, R. Bedini & R. Pecci Stress and strain patterns in normal and osteoarthritic femur using finite element analysis F. Marinozzi, A. De Paolis, R. De Luca, F. Bini, R. Bedini & A. Marinozzi A new index of cluster validity for medical images application A. Boulemnadjel & F. Hachouf Knowledge sharing in biomedical imaging using a grid computing approach M. Castellano & R. Stifini Modeling anisotropic material property of cerebral aneurysms for fluid-structure interaction computational simulation H. Zhang, Y. Jiao, E. Johnson, Y. Zhang & K. Shimada Analysis of left ventricle echocardiographic movies by variational methods: Dedicated software for cardiac ECG and ECHO synchronizations M. Pedone A survey of echographic simulators A. Ourahmoune, S. Larabi & C. Hamitouche-Djabou Hip prostheses computational modeling: Mechanical behavior of a femoral stem associated with different constraint materials and configurations I. Campioni, U. Andreaus, A. Ventura & C. Giacomozzi Histogram based threshold segmentation of the human femur body for patient specific acquired CT scan images D. Almeida, J. Folgado, P.R. Fernandes & R.B. Ruben A hybrid sampling strategy for Sparse Magnetic Resonance Imaging L. Ciancarella, D. Avola, E. Marcucci & G. Placidi Two efficient primal-dual algorithms for MRI Rician denoising A. Martin, J.F. Garamendi & E. Schiavi Graph based MRI analysis for evaluating the prognostic relevance of longitudinal brain atrophy estimation in post-traumatic diffuse axonal injury E. Monti, V. Pedoia, E. Binaghi, A. De Benedictis & S. Balbi Hemispheric dominance evaluation by using fMRI activation weighted vector V. Pedoia, S. Strocchi, R. Minotto & E. Binaghi An automatic unsupervised fuzzy method for image segmentation S.G. Dellepiane, V. Carbone & S. Nardotto Machining process simulation C.H. Nascimento, A.R. Rodrigues & R.T. Coelho A least square estimator for spin-spin relaxation time in Magnetic Resonance imaging F. Baselice, G. Ferraioli & V. Pascazio Numerical modelling of the abdominal wall using MRI. Application to hernia surgery B. Hernández-Gascón, A. Mena, J. Grasa, M. Malve, E. Peña, B. Calvo, G. Pascual & J.M. Bellón A splitting algorithm for MR image reconstruction from sparse sampling Z.-Y. Cao & Y.-W.Wen A look inside the future perspectives of the digital cytology D. Giansanti, S. Morelli, S. Silvestri, G. D’Avenio, M. Grigioni, MR. Giovagnoli, M. Pochini, S. Balzano, E. Giarnieri & E. Carico Radial Basis Functions for the interpolation of hemodynamics flow pattern: A quantitative analysis R. Ponzini, M.E. Biancolini, G. Rizzo & U. Morbiducci A software for analysing erythrocytes images under flow G. D’A
