Sridevi Pudipeddi - Image processing and acquisition using Python

Image Processing and Acquisition using Python

Ravishankar Chityala

Sridevi Pudipeddi

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I first met one of the authors, Dr. Ravishankar (Ravi) Chityala, in 2006 when he was a PhD student at the Toshiba Stroke Research Center, SUNY-Buffalo. Ravis PhD work in medical imaging was fruitful and influential, and I have been following his post-PhD career ever since. In reading this book, I was impressed by the fact that, despite Ravis current focus on computing and visualization, his knowledge of medical imaging has only deepened and expanded, which has enabled him, along with his co-author, Dr. Sridevi Pudipeddi, to write a very competent treatment of the subject of medical imaging. Thus, it is a pleasure for me to write a foreword to this very good book.

This is a book that every imaging scientist should have on his or her desk because image acquisition and processing is becoming a standard method for qualifying and quantifying experimental measurements. Moreover, I believe students and researchers need a course or a book to learn both image acquisition and image processing using a single source, and this book, as a well-rounded introduction to both topics, serves that purpose very well. The topics treated are complex, but the authors have done a great job of covering the most commonly used image acquisition modalities, such as x-ray and computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and microscopes, concisely and effectively, providing a handy compendium of the most useful information.

As Confucius said, I see and I remember, I do and I understand; this book aims to provide hands-on learning that enables the reader to understand the concepts explained in the book by means of applying the various examples written in the Python code. But do not be discouraged if you have never used Python or any other script language since learning it is very straightforward. As a long-time Perl user, I had no problem installing Python and trying several useful examples from the book. Most of the equations provided in the book are accompanied by codes that can be quickly run and modified for the reader to test new ideas and apply to his or her own research.

Being a medical imaging scientist myself, I really enjoyed reading the sections on x-ray, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The authors provide a well-balanced introduction to these modalities and cover all the important aspects of image acquisition, as well as image reconstruction and artifacts correction. The authors also provide a large number of references to other books and papers for readers interested in learning more details.