Digital Image Processing Algorithms and Applications

AuniquecollectionofalgorithmsandlabexperimentsforpractitionersandresearchersofdigitalimageprocessingtechnologyWiththefieldofdigitalimageprocessingrapidlyexpanding,thereisagrowingneedforabookthatwouldgobeyondtheoryandtechniquestoaddresstheunderlyingalgorithms.DigitalImageProcessingAlgorithmsandApplicationsfillsthegapinthefield,providingscientistsandengineerswithacompletelibraryofalgorithmsfordigitalimageprocessing,coding,andanalysis.Digitalimagetransformalgorithms,edgedetectionalgorithms,andimagesegmentationalgorithmsarecarefullygleanedfromtheliteratureforcompatibilityandatrackrecordofacceptanceinthescientificcommunity.Theauthorguidesreadersthroughallfacetsofthetechnology,supplementingthediscussionwithdetailedlabexercisesinEIKONA,hisowndigitalimageprocessingsoftware,aswellasusefulPDFtransparencies.Hecoversindepthfilteringandenhancement,transforms,compression,edgedetection,regionsegmentation,andshapeanalysis,explainingateverysteptherelevanttheory,algorithmstructure,anditsuseforproblemsolvinginvariousapplications.Theavailabilityofthelabexercisesandthesourcecode(allalgorithmsarepresentedinC-code)overtheInternetmakesthebookaninvaluableself-studyguide.ItalsoletsinterestedreadersdevelopdigitalimageprocessingapplicationsonordinarydesktopcomputersaswellasonUnixmachines.