What is Image Understanding Technology and why do we need it?

Abstract

Medical procedures which involve the use of various images constitute a particularly interesting and important field of informatics, especially as contemporary medical diagnosis is to a large extent based on images. Medical Imaging Technology has now become one of the major sources of information for therapy and also for research in medicine, biology and in other related fields. This information covers the morphology of examined organs and their function (though in a limited degree), which affords us the means to infer whether their functioning is correct and whether the structures are pathological. This allows well-founded conclusions to be drawn or helps in modern diagnostic reasoning processes.