Blinov N.N.
The eye and the image
320 p.: ill.
ISBN 5-225-04298-8

  The monograph deals with the specific features of images as a special form of information about the external world perceived by the human visual apparatus — the eyes and brain. Models of the visual analyzer are proposed. Emphasis is laid on medical diagnostic images and equipment for their recording during radiation diagnosis, such as X-ray, radionuclide, ultrasound, CT, and MRI studies. The parameters of digital images and characteristics of the systems for digital processing, conversion, and synthesis of diagnostic images are formulated. The specific features of picturesque images in artistic creation are considered. The problems of automatic image analysis using computer technologies and artificial intellect are discussed. The monograph may be useful for students.
  Readership: specialists and a large public who are interested in the problems of radiation diagnosis, information science, and image analysis.