Histology permits the observation of otherwise invisible structures of the internal topography
of a specimen. Although it enables the investigation of tissues at a cellular level, it is invasive …

The popularity of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in medicine is no mystery: it is non-
invasive, it produces high quality structural and functional image data, and it is very versatile …

In image registration, a similarity measure is computed of first and second images (4, 6)
offset at a plurality of relative axial offsets (30). A starting relative axial offset (40) between …

In inverse planning for intensity‐modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), the dose specification
and related weighting factor of an objective function for involved organs is usually …

Mouse lung models facilitate the study of the pathogenesis of various pulmonary diseases
such as infections and inflammatory diseases. The co-registration of ex vivo histological data …

Although first 3-D reconstructions of minute structures were made over 130 years ago, the
need to understand the shape and morphology of various specimens at the microscopic …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of aligning multiple Volumetric sections of imag ing data is
provided. The method comprises aligning a pri mary Volumetric section and a secondary …

A common task in the analysis of digitized histological sections is reconstructing a volumetric
representation of the original specimen. Image registration algorithms are used in this task to …

Three-dimensional medical image visualization becomes an essential part for medical field,
including computer-aided diagnosis, surgery planning and simulation, artificial limb surgery …

A collection of 2200 microscopic sections was recently recovered at the Netherlands
Ophthalmic Research Institute and the Department of Anatomy and Embryology of the …