Ophthalmological Imaging and Applications

Edited by and featuring contributions from world-class researchers, Ophthalmological Imaging and Applications offers a unified work of the latest human eye imaging and modeling techniques that have been proposed and applied to the diagnosis of ophthalmologic problems, including inflammation, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. With a focus on theory, basic principles, and results derived from research, the book:

• Explores various morphological, textural, higher-order spectral, and wavelet transformation techniques used to extract salient features from images of the human eye
• Examines 2D and 3D finite element and boundary element models of the human eye developed to simulate thermal steady-state conditions
• Addresses the difficult task of benchmarking the validity of human eye imaging techniques and computer-simulated results with experimental measurements

Intended to be a companion to Image Analysis and Modeling in Ophthalmology, this volume covers several aspects of multimodal ophthalmological imaging and applications, presenting information in an accessible manner to appeal to a wide audience of students, researchers, and practitioners. Ophthalmological Imaging and Applications considers promising simulations that pave the way for new possibilities in computational methods for eye health care.

E. Y. K. Ng received his Ph.D from Cambridge University, UK and is an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He serves as editor for six international journals and as editor-in chief for two SCIE-indexed journals. He is an invited speaker at many international scientific conferences and workshops. His research interests are in thermal imaging, biomedical engineering, breast cancer detection, computational fluid dynamics, and heat transfer.

U. Rajendra Acharya holds a Ph.D from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India and a D.Eng from Chiba University, Japan. His interests are in biomedical signal processing, bio-imaging, data mining, visualization, and biophysics for better healthcare design, delivery, and therapy. He has worked on various funded projects with grants worth over 1.5 million SGD. He holds faculty positions with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore; SIM University, Singapore; Singapore Institute of Technology-University of Glasgow Degree Programme; and Manipal Institute of Technology, India. Widely published, he often acts as a guest editor and serves on the editorial board of many journals.

is a professor at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a pioneer in the field of computer-aided diagnosis and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, Engineering Institute of Canada, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, and Canadian Academy of Engineering. His areas of research are digital signal and image processing, biomedical signal and image analysis, and medical imaging. He has been recognized with the 2013 IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Medal and the IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000).

holds a MS from University of Illinois, Chicago; Ph.D from University of Washington, Seattle; and MBA from Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. A committee member of several journals and companies, he has spent over 25 years in biomedical engineering/sciences, written over 350 peer-reviewed publications, been crowned with the President’s Gold Medal, and been named fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) by the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia. He also served as chairman of IEEE Denver and received over 50 awards during his career.