The analysis of shape is a key part of anatomical research and in the large majority of cases landmarks provide a standard starting point. However, while the technology of image capture has developed rapidly and in particular three-dimensional imaging is widely available, the definitions of anatomical landmarks remain rooted in their two-dimensional origins. In the important case of the human f...

We present a method to directly image fluorescent structures inside turbid media. This is based on wave-front shaping to optimize the scattered light onto a single fluorescent particle, as the optical memory effect for a scanning image of the surroundings of this particle. We show that iterating the optimization leads to the focusing on a single particle whose surroundings are subsequently scan...

In this paper, we present a new method for face recognition using range data. The proposed method is based on both global statistics of geometrical features and local statistics of correlative features of facial surfaces. Firstly, we analyze the performances of common geometrical representations by using global histograms for matching. Secondly, we propose a new method to encode the relationshi...

geboren te Breda. This work was carried out in the ASCI graduate school. ASCI dissertation series number 194.

Optical impulse-response characterization of diffusive media can be of importance in various applications, among them optical imaging in the security and medical fields. We present results of an experimental technique that we developed for acquiring the impulse response, based upon the Kramers-Kronig algorithm, and have been applied for optical imaging of objects hidden behind clothing. We demo...

Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE,* Luigi P. Badano, MD, FESC, Wendy Tsang, MD,* David H. Adams, MD,* Eustachio Agricola, MD, Thomas Buck, MD, FESC, Francesco F. Faletra, MD, Andreas Franke, MD, FESC, Judy Hung, MD, FASE,* Leopoldo P erez de Isla, MD, PhD, FESC, Otto Kamp, MD, PhD, FESC, Jaroslaw D. Kasprzak, MD, FESC, Patrizio Lancellotti, MD, PhD, FESC, Thomas H. Marwick, MBBS, PhD,* Marti L. McCullo...

Computer imaging techniques are commonly used to preserve and share readable manuscripts, but capturing writing locked away in ancient, deteriorated documents poses an entirely different challenge. This software pipeline-referred to as "virtual unwrapping"-allows textual artifacts to be read completely and noninvasively. The systematic digital analysis of the extremely fragile En-Gedi scroll (t...

An integral imaging system is employed as part of a three dimensional imaging system, allowing display of full colour images with continuous parallax within a wide viewing zone. A novel approach to the problem of compressing the significant quantity of data required to represent integral 3D video is presented and it is shown that the reduction in bit cost achieved makes possible transmission vi...

Left atrial size and function are very important prognostic factors. Our aim was to evaluate left atrial size, function and mechanical synchrony using three-dimensional echocardiography in order to establish normal reference values. The study involved 63 healthy individuals enrolled at two hospitals. All underwent two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography. Mechanical asynchrony was...

Numerous techniques have been proposed in the last 15 years to measure various perfusion-related parameters in the brain. In particular, two approaches have proven extremely successful: injection of paramagnetic contrast agents for measuring cerebral blood volumes (CBV) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) for measuring cerebral blood flows (CBF). This review presents the methodology of the differe...