Biomedical Imaging Principles and Advancements

“Biomedical Imaging: Principles and Advancements” offers a captivating exploration of the intricate landscapes within the human body, revealing the transformative power of biomedical imaging. Edited by Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos, Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Maíra Araújo de Santana, and Clarisse Lins de Lima, this anthology delves into foundational concepts, from acquisition to ethical considerations, paving the way for in-depth examinations of magnetic resonance imaging, infrared thermography, and electrical impedance tomography. The real-world applications covered in Section II, from Alzheimer’s diagnosis to Covid-19 assessment, showcase the diverse impact of these imaging techniques on healthcare. A collective effort, this volume inspires continued exploration in the ever-evolving field of biomedical imaging.

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

BIOMEDICAL IMAGING FUNDAMENTALS

Introduction to Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing

Maíra Araújo de Santana, Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Clarisse Lins de Lima, José Matheus Fonseca and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Functional and Anatomical Imaging Methods and Applications

Clarisse Lins de Lima and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Infrared Thermography: Principles and Applications in Healthcare

Maíra Araújo de Santana, Valter Augusto de Freitas Barbosa, Maria Euclécia Albuquerque da Silva, Thailson Caetano Valdeci da Silva and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Electrical Impedance Tomography: Fundamentals and Applications

Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Valter Augusto de Freitas Barbosa and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

BIOMEDICAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS

Alzheimer’s Disease Image Diagnosis

Ana Paula Silva de Oliveira, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza, Maria Karoline da Silva Andrade, Maíra Araújo de Santana and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Classification of Motor Phenotype in Parkinson’s Disease Using Images from Fast Wavelet Transform and Machine Learning

Maíra Araújo de Santana, Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Lívia Shirahige, Kátia Monte Silva and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

COVID-19 Clinical Diagnosis by Images and Signals

Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Arianne Sarmento Torcate, Ana Beatriz de Souza Sampaio, Arthur Moreira Nogueira de Melo, Gabriel Nogueira de Moura Pereira and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Multimodal Sentiment Analysis from Facial Images and Signals Converted to Images

Maíra Araújo de Santana, Arianne Sarmento Torcate, Wilza Oliveira dos Santos, Hyngrid Souza e Silva and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Images as Signals in Motor Imagery  

Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Ana Paula S. de Oliveira, José Matheus Fonseca, Eduarda Barros, Giselle Moreno and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Skin Cancer and Hansen’s Disease Diagnosis

Pedro Vitor S. G. de Lima, Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Laís Araújo Castro, Camila Siqueira Lins, Lukas Medeiros Malheiro and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Functional Image Detection

Clarisse Lins de Lima and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Classification of Alzheimer’s Diffusion Images

Clarisse Lins de Lima and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Biomedical Images Datasets

Maíra Araújo de Santana, Clarisse Lins de Lima, Flávio Secco Fonseca, Arianne Sarmento Torcate, Ana Clara Gomes da Silva, Catarina Victória N. de Oliveira, Caylane Mayssa de Lima Simões, Maria Vitória Soares Muniz, Nicole Charron, Vitória de Araújo Xavier and Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos

Index

About the Editors