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Since its invention in 1982, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has enabled users to obtain images reflecting surface electronic structure with atomic resolution. This technology has proved indispensable as a characterization tool with applications in surface physics, chemistry, materials science, bio-science, and data storage media.It has also shown great potential in areas such as the semiconductor and optical quality control industries.Scanning Force Microscopy, Revised Edition updates the earlier edition's survey of the many rapidly developing subjects concerning the mapping of a variety of forces across surfaces, including basic theory, instrumentation, and applications. It also includes important new research in STM and a thoroughly revised bibliography.Academic and industrial researchers using STM, or wishing to know more about its potential, will find this book an excellent introduction to this rapidly developing field. ... Read more

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'This is an excellent and comprehensive book describing thetheory of the elastic and inelastic scattering of the electrons bycrystals....This book fills a gap in the existing books on electronmicroscopy because it discusses in considerable depth inelasticscattering in electron diffraction and microscopy...very useful bothas a textbook and as a reference book....comprehensive and right upto date...suitable for scientists ranging from research students toreal experts in the field.' --- Journal of Microscopy'Without question this book, particularly the treatment of inelasticscattering, is a noteworthy achievement and a valuable contributionto the literature.' --- American ScientistThis uniquevolume provides comprehensive coverage of the theories and techniquesof elastic and inelastic electron diffraction and imaging as well astheir applications in quantitative structure determination usingtransmission and scanning transmission electron microscopy. Theauthor summarizes principles, techniques, and applications in hisdiscussions of thermal diffusely scattered, valence-loss, and atomicinner-shell scattered electrons in compositional sensitive imaging. ... Read more

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Finally, someone covered the subject right.
I have used this book extensively in lecture preparations for an advanced graduate-level TEM course.There has long been a need for such a book, which covers all aspects of electron interactions in materials withextraordinary depth and clarity.The book is remarkably well organized andclearly written, with illustrations that actually illustrate rather thandistract.I found it very readable, yet deep in its content.Technicalissues are confronted directly, dealt with properly, and not overlybelabored.This is definitely a "physicist's book"; people withweak backgrounds in applied mathematics or quantum mechanics may want toreview these topics before plunging in.But if you have the background,you'll be pleased to know that someone has finally covered the subject theway it should be covered. ... Read more

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This encyclopedia is the first to offer in-depth coverageof imaging science and technology from a diverse range ofapplications, techniques and fields of study.

Today imaging is used by astronomers to map distantgalaxies, oceanographers to map the sea floor, chemists tomap the distribution of atoms on a surface, physicians tomap the functionality of the brain and electrical engineersto map electromagnetic fields around power lines.With this encyclopedia, scientists, engineers and physicianscan understand more about the science and technologybehind the imaging techniques they are currently usingand learn the latest technologies.

Diverse coverage offers the ability to learn fromapplications in archeology, aviation, astronomy, chemistry,forensics, geography, mathematics, medicine, meteorology,microscopy, oceanography, surveillance and more....andhow to apply those imaging solutions to many differentproblems.

Also available in a user-friendly, online editionThe new electronic version of the Encyclopedia, accessiblethrough Wiley InterScience, offers enhanced browsing,searching and cross-referencing capabilities. ... Read more

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Electron microscope tomography (EMT) has emerged as the leading technique for three-dimensional (3D) structural analysis of unique complex biological specimens. This book reviews the different computational stages involved in EMT, from image acquisition to interpretation of the 3D reconstruction. The high performance computing (HPC) techniques normally used to cope with the computational demands are also described. Moreover, combining the holographic methods with the methods for digital image processing has made it possible to develop the digital holographic interference microscope (DHIM) for real-time 3D imaging of phase microscopic objects and measurement of their morphological parameters. In this book, the classical and holographic methods of phase microobject visualisation are considered. In addition, 3D imaging has become commonplace in the medical field, with its routine use in the better established institutions for pre-natal observations, diagnosis of ailments, work-up prior to surgery, recovery monitoring and many other medical procedures.This book discusses the research methodology required in the reconstruction of 3D volume and employing computer-aided diagnosis to identify various diseases. Details of the different stages of processing, along with the promising results achieved are presented. Also discussed are some considerations for future trends of 3D imaging in the medical field. Other chapters cover detailed derivations of reconstruction algorithms in 2D and modern 3D cone-beam CT (CBCT), evaluate geometric parameters of bone in 3D using CT scans or a new low-radiating device (EOS), and CT based 3D- display providing accurate preoperative visualisation and computerised risk analyses for safety margins of pancreatic- and biliary- tract tumours, as well as for the assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). ... Read more

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Hand in hand with such health crises as HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, and the resurgence of tuberculosis has come an explosion of scientific and medical technologies. As technology documents illness with ever greater precision and clarity, the knowledge and vocabulary of patients is being similarly expanded by activists, consumer advocates, and artists working with new electronic technologies.

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This book provides the fundamentals of image processing specifically for the practicing engineer or scientist. A large variety of example images is included to give the reader a better understanding of how particular image processing algorithms work. This book bridges the gap between existing high level texts and the need for a more practical and fundamental approach. ... Read more

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A human observer is able to recognize the color of objects irrespective of the light used to illuminate them. This is called color constancy. A digital camera uses a sensor to measure the reflected light, meaning that the measured color at each pixel varies according to the color of the illuminant. Therefore, the resulting colors may not be the same as the colors that were perceived by the observer. Obtaining color constant descriptors from image pixels is not only important for digital photography, but also valuable for computer vision, color-based automatic object recognition, and color image processing in general.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of color constancy, describing all the major color constancy algorithms, as well as presenting cutting edge research in the area of color image processing. Beginning with an in-depth look at the human visual system, Ebner goes on to:

• examine the theory of color image formation, color reproduction and different color spaces;
• discuss algorithms for color constancy under both uniform and non-uniform illuminants;
• describe methods for shadow removal and shadow attenuation in digital images;
• evaluate the various algorithms for object recognition and color constancy and compare this to data obtained from experimental psychology;
• set out the different algorithms as pseudo code in an appendix at the end of the book.

Color Constancy is an ideal reference for practising engineers, computer scientists and researchers working in the area of digital color image processing. It may also be useful for biologists or scientists in general who are interested in computational theories of the visual brain and bio-inspired engineering systems. ... Read more

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Color Constancy
A human observer perceives the colors of object as approximately color constant.
This ability is known as color constancy. Color constancy is very important
for computer vision in general. We can only recognize an object by its color
if the color stays constant irrespective of the illuminant used. Color constancy
is deeply intertwined with human color perception. The first part of the book
will give you a detailed introduction to the human visual system. The second part
of the book describes many computational algorithms for color constancy which are
known from the literature. Algorithms assuming a uniform illuminant as well as
algorithms which do not assume a uniform illuminant are covered. Pseudo-code
is given in the back of the book.

This book is written as a general introduction into the field of color constancy.
However, readers should have some background knowledge in image processing or
computer vision. The book is mainly addressed at professionals working with color
images. However, students as well as professionals in electrical engineering
may also consult this book in order to implement color constancy algorithms
into scanners or digital cameras. I have taken great care in preparing this book.
I hope that you will find it helpful as an introductory textbook into the field
of color constancy. I also hope that you enjoy reading this book as much as I
enjoyed writing it.
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"Find the design principles you need to move vision-based control out of the lab and into the real world. In this edited collection of state-of-the-art papers, contributors highly regarded in robust vision bring you the latest applications in the field. Whatever your industry – from space ventures to mobile surveillance – you will discover throughout this comprehensive collection a strong emphasis on robust vision simply unmatched today. You will also gain an in-depth analysis of vision techniques used to control the motion of robots and machines.

Expert contributors offer you key insights into:

• Current control issues including hardware design, system architecture, sensor data fusion, and visual tracking
• Modeling methods for vision-based sensing
• Useful summaries of recent conclusions drawn from robust-vision workshops
• Future research needs

If you want to learn todays approaches to robust vision-based control of motion, this extensive collection is a must. Learn from the experts and, in the process, speed your project development and broaden your technical expertise for future collaborative efforts in your industry." ... Read more

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Identity Tourism: Imaging and Imagining the Nation examines the role of tourism in the construction of national identity. To "imagine" a nation, nationalists must construct a national "story" about their history and culture that defines them as a people, and counters the negative story circulated by their enemies. One of the objectives of this book is to identify the necessary historical and cultural components of a compelling national story. Yet a story is of no use unless it is heard, so nationalists need media through which the national narrative can be told. The principal objective of this book is to show that "identity tourism" is a medium that can be used to tell the national story, both to group members and outsiders. As such, it is particularly useful in the construction of a sense of national identity. Identity tourism, which incorporates both ethnic and heritage tourism, includes museums, heritage centers, performances, and other attractions in which collective identities are represented, interpreted, and potentially constructed through the use of history and culture.

One of the strengths of tourism is that it can convey a message to a broad, mass audience, and it can present that message in a vivid and lively way. A weakness of tourism is that "vivid and lively" presentations can degenerate into trivializing history, culture and politics to the point that any meaningful message is lost. Thus one of the main challenges in identity tourism is to balance educational goals against the entertainment imperatives of the medium. This book explores these and other issues using observational and interview data primarily from Wales, where nationalism, identity and tourism have long been heatedly contested. A comparative perspective is provided through the use of secondary case studies examining Native American tourism in the United States and Canada, and tourism in Brittany and South Africa. ... Read more

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Volume 36 provides an extensive introduction to magnetic imaging,including theory and practice,utilizing a wide range of magnetic sensitive imaging methods.It also illustrates the applications of these modern experimental techniques together with imaging calculations to today's advanced magnetic materials.This book is geared towards the upper-level undergraduate students and entry-level graduate students majoring in physics or materials science who are interested in magnetic structure and magnetic imaging.Researchers involved in studying magnetic materials should also
find the book useful as it consistently summarizes the recent progress in this field. The book covers today's most advanced magnetic imaging techniques, comprehensively written with about 150 figures and more than 300 references to the scientific literature
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Reporter genes have been used for several decades to study regulation of gene expression in vivo. However, it was little more than a decade ago that a new class of reporter genes was developed for imaging molecular events within living subjects. By following the interactions of protein molecules, researchers can resolve the complex chemical pathways that living cells utilize. This book focuses on this group of imaging reporter genes, starting with detailed descriptions of all reporter genes from different imaging modalities, including optical, MRI, and radionuclide-based imaging. Key scientists in the field explain how to enhance reporter gene imaging utility through instrumentation and the various applications of this technology. This is the first comprehensive book on all aspects of reporter gene imaging, detailing what is known in the field and future goals for research. Investigators in biomedical sciences, physicians, and the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries will benefit from topics covered here. ... Read more

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Methods in theoretical quantum optics is aimed at those readers who already have some knowledge of mathematical methods and have also been introduced to the basic ideas if quantum optics. This book is ideal for students who have already explored the basics of the quantum theory of light and are seeking to acquire the mathematical skills used in real problems. This book is not primarily about the physics of quantum optics, but rather presents the mathematical methods widely used by workers in this field. There is no comparable book which covers either the range or the depth of mathematical techniques. ... Read more

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Review of "Methods in theoretical quantum optics"
I find this book really excellent. It gives a masterly
written introduction to all the most fundamental mathematical
methods in quantum optics. The concepts are introduced very
carefully, all the passages are explained in full detail, and
the discussion is very thorough throghout the book.
The authors gradually and clearly introduce the main
mathematical objects always relating them to basic
interactions and physical situations.
Special care is dedicated to the discussion of the basic
quantum states, number, thermal, coherent and squeezed.
Atomic coherent states and multimode extensions are discussed
as well. In each instance, simple Hamiltonian models
giving rise to the fundamental quantum states are
introduced and analysed in detail; among others,
I find excellent the detailed analysisdevoted to the Jaynes--Cummings model, the beam splitter,
and the squeezing Hamiltonian.
Quite a substantial part of the book is dedicated
to the discussion of the statistical properties of the
electromagnetic field, in particular the
characteristic functions
and their associated quasiprobability distributions.
I believe that this book will be very useful both as
an introductory textbook for graduate and advanced
undergraduate students, as well as a reference book
for professionals working in the field of quantum optics
and basic quantum mechanics. ... Read more

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Notwithstanding the current excitement surrounding cutting-edge digital imaging techniques, photographic film still provides the highest resolution and most beautiful images of any medium available. For the first time in nearly 20 years, Photographic Sensitivity: Theory and Mechanisms offers a comprehensive, systematic description of the subject, stressing in particular the characteristics of silver halide photography.Topics range from how to prepare silver halide grains and latent image formation to spectral and chemical sensitization to the future of silver halide photography.Based on the author's more than 30 years' experience in the field, Photographic Sensitivity will appeal to a wide range of readers, including students, chemists, and physicists working with silver halide imaging techniques and solid state imaging. ... Read more

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This book by one of the leaders in adaptive optics covers the fundamental theory and then describes in detail how this technology can be applied to large ground-based telescopes to compensate for the effects of atmospheric turbulence. It includes information on basic adaptive optics components and technology, and has chapters devoted to atmospheric turbulence, optical image structure, laser beacons, and overall system design. The chapter on system design is particularly detailed and includes performance estimation and optimization. Combining a clear discussion of physical principles with numerous real-world examples, this book will be a valuable resource for all graduate students and researchers in astronomy and optics. ... Read more

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Traveler
When I asked an astronomer what book he recommended for adaptive optics he disappeared into the control room and returned with 'Hardy'.

If you are a technical person---read this book first. Than Roddier...

The book is a must for readers interested in adaptive optics
The book does an excellent job of describing the basic principles and the practice of adaptive optics for astronomical applications.The author was a pioneer in adaptive optics and in the 1970s he built the first systemcapable of compensating a large astronomical telescope at visiblewavelengths.The book gives a good history of adaptive optics including anexcellent bibliography.Wavefront sensors, correctors, laser beacons, andwavefront reconstruction and control systems are described.Currentadaptive optics programs are described and future prospects are discussed. I had the good fortune of working with the author at the time the firstadaptive optics system was built and the author conveys in this book theexcitement we felt about adaptive optics at that time.While the book isvery specialized and technical, and the number of readers who will enjoythe book is limited, if you are interested in adaptive optics the readingof this book is a must. ... Read more

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From the potent properties of X rays evoked in Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain to the miniaturized surgical team of the classic science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, the possibility of peering into the inner reaches of the body has engaged the twentieth-century popular and scientific imagination. Drawing on examples that are international in scope, The Transparent Body examines the dissemination of medical images to a popular audience, advancing the argument that medical imaging technologies are the material embodiment of collective desires and fantasies--the most pervasive of which is the ideal of transparency itself. The Transparent Body traces the cultural context and wider social impact of such medical imaging practices as X ray and endoscopy, ultrasound imaging of fetuses, the filming and broadcasting of surgical operations, the creation of plastinated corpses for display as art objects, and the use of digitized cadavers in anatomical study.

In the early twenty-first century, the interior of the body has become a pervasive cultural presence--as accessible to the public eye as to the physician's gaze. Jose van Dijck explores the multifaceted interactions between medical images and cultural ideologies that have brought about this situation. The Transparent Body unfolds the complexities involved in medical images and their making, illuminating their uses and meanings both within and outside of medicine. Van Dijck demonstrates the ways in which the ability to render the inner regions of the human body visible--and the proliferation of images of the body's interior in popular media--affect our view of corporeality and our understanding of health and disease. Written in an engaging style that brings thought-provoking cultural intersections vividly to life, The Transparent Body will be of special interest to those in media studies, cultural studies, science and technology studies, medical humanities, and the history of medicine. ... Read more

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All successful imaging systems employ some form of color management for previewing, controlling and adjusting color throughout the image-production process. Today’s increasingly complex systems pose challenging problems: they must support numerous devices and media having disparate color properties, and they also must provide for the interchange of images among dissimilar systems. In this book, the authors address and solve these problems using innovative methods of representing color in the digital domain.

The second edition of this popular book explains the capabilities and limitations of existing color management systems and provides comprehensive practical solutions for communicating color within and among imaging systems, from the simplest to the most complex. Beginning with the fundamentals of color and human color perception, the book progresses to in-depth analyses of the nature of color images, digital color encoding, color management systems and digital color interchange. Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Digital Color Management features new and expanded coverage including:

• electronic displays and electronic imaging systems;
• scene-based and appearance-based color encoding methods;
• color management for digital cinema;
• a Unified Paradigm—a comprehensive, integrated color-managed environment for the color-imaging industry;
• four new chapters, two new appendices, and more than 80 new figures.

This book is an essential resource for engineers, programmers and imaging professionals designing and engineering color-imaging systems and for others simply looking to increase their understanding of the field. Scientists, researchers, advanced undergraduates and graduate students involved in imaging technology also will find this book of significant interest and usefulness.

Reviews for the first edition:

‘The absence of unnecessary jargon, the impeccable writing style, the material depth leads only to one conclusion: If you buy one digital color book this year, buy this one.’ W. David Schwaderer, Digital Camera Magazine

‘It [Digital Color Management] fulfils the need among engineers and scientists for a comprehensive understanding of color management, imaging, media, viewing conditions, appearance and communication.’ Arthur S. Diamond, Imaging News ... Read more

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Stunning!
I have attended several of Mr. Giorgianni's tutorials on color management in recent years and have found him to be an outstanding instructor. His book brings into focus the complex issues in color management and explains them all with unparalled insight. I'm sure that this was a very difficult book to write and produce. The authors and the publisher deserve the thanks of the digital imaging community.

This book will endure for decades as the book to beat.
I am the author of eight books, and my latest one is on digital imaging.In a word, I find Digital Color Management astounding - both in scope and in clarity.The writing is superb and the material is beautifully illustrated.I believe this book clearly reaffirms Kodak researchers as a prescient within the imaging industry.My only criticism is that this book was not available while I conducted my latest research.If you are involved in any aspect of contemporary imaging technology, not having this book places you at a distinct disadvantage.Thank goodness not too many books like this come along - it is enough to give any author pause, if not despair, as to what a technical book should be. ... Read more

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Hardbound. Recent advances in medical imaging including magnetic resonance imaging, position emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography realized functional imaging of human body both in the normal subjects and in the patients with various diseases. On the other hand, molecular biology started to clarify the fundamental architecture of the human body. The scope of this book is to integrate these two fields as "Biomedical Imaging".

This volume addresses various approaches of medical imaging for visualizing the complicated physiological and biochemical processes of the human body. The topics include the cardiovascular-pulmonary system, brain function and tumor imaging as well as new approaches to realize the imaging of the molecular mechanisms of aging diseases. ... Read more

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This book introduces the fundamental aspects of digital imaging and covers four main themes: ultrasound techniques and imaging applications, magnetic resonance and MPJ in hospital, digital imaging with X-rays, and emission tomography (PET and SPECT).

Each topic is developed by analyzing the underlying physics principles and their implementation, quality and safety aspects, clinical performance, and recent advancements in the field.