1. Guest Editors’ Comments

   • Feng Lin
   • Malini Olivo

   EditorialNotes 26 August 2008 Pages: 1 - 6

2. Miniaturized CMOS Imaging Module with Real-time DSP Technology for Endoscope and Laryngoscope Applications

   • Liqiang Wang
   • Yan Shi
   • Huilong Duan

   OriginalPaper 28 May 2008 Pages: 7 - 13

   

3. Resolution Improvement of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy Using Sparse Signal Representation

   • Raheleh Mohammadi
   • Ali Mahloojifar

   OriginalPaper 17 June 2008 Pages: 15 - 24

   

4. Time Efficient DT-MRI Acquisition Parameters for Robust Estimation of Fiber Tracts

   • Bo Zheng
   • Jagath C. Rajapakse

   OriginalPaper 17 May 2008 Pages: 25 - 31

   

5. Non-Rigid Ultrasound Image Registration Based on Intensity and Local Phase Information

   • Jonghye Woo
   • Byung-Woo Hong
   • Piotr J. Slomka

   OriginalPaper 20 May 2008 Pages: 33 - 43

   

6. Adaptive Grid Generation Based Non-rigid Image Registration using Mutual Information for Breast MRI

   • Mei-Yi Chu
   • Hua-Mei Chen
   • Qi Peng

   OriginalPaper 10 May 2008 Pages: 45 - 63

   

7. Non-Iterative Hierarchical Registration for Medical Images

   • Xiuying Wang
   • David Dagan Feng

   OriginalPaper 15 May 2008 Pages: 65 - 77

   

8. Image Reconstruction Scheme Based on Phase Correction and Singularity Function Analysis Model

   • Jianhua H. Luo
   • Huan Luo
   • Yuemin M. Zhu

   OriginalPaper 07 June 2008 Pages: 79 - 88

   

9. Robust Multimodal Registration Using Local Phase-Coherence Representations

   • Alexander Wong
   • Jeff Orchard

   OriginalPaper 08 May 2008 Pages: 89 - 100

   

10. Multimodality Image Registration Using Spatial Procrustes Analysis and Modified Conditional Entropy

    • Wan-Hyun Cho
    • Sun-Worl Kim
    • Chang-Bu Jeong

    OriginalPaper 04 July 2008 Pages: 101 - 114

    

11. Image Processing for Fusion Identification Between the GLUT4 Storage Vesicles and the Plasma Membrane

    • Ning Deng
    • Yingke Xu
    • Huilong Duan

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 115 - 125

    

12. Effective Filtration Techniques for Gallbladder Ultrasound Images with Variable Contrast

    • Sławomir Bodzioch
    • Marek R. Ogiela

    OriginalPaper 13 May 2008 Pages: 127 - 144

    

13. Image Segmentation and Selective Smoothing Based on Variational Framework

    • Bo Chen
    • Pong C. Yuen
    • Wen-Sheng Chen

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2008 Pages: 145 - 158

    

14. Robust B-spline Snakes For Ultrasound Image Segmentation

    • Clovis Tauber
    • Hadj Batatia
    • Alain Ayache

    OriginalPaper 17 May 2008 Pages: 159 - 169

    

15. Vasculature Segmentation in MRA Images Using Gradient Compensated Geodesic Active Contours

    • Dornoosh Zonoobi
    • Ashraf A. Kassim
    • Weijia Shen

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 171 - 181

    

16. A Scalable Framework For Segmenting Magnetic Resonance Images

    • Prodip Hore
    • Lawrence O. Hall
    • Ammar Darkazanli

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2008 Pages: 183 - 203

    

17. Image Segmentation Using Excess Entropy

    • A. Bardera
    • I. Boada
    • M. Sbert

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2008 Pages: 205 - 214

    

18. Effect of Number of Coupled Structures on the Segmentation of Brain Structures

    • Alireza Akhondi-Asl
    • Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh

    OriginalPaper 08 May 2008 Pages: 215 - 230

    

19. Edge-based Segmentation Using Robust Evolutionary Algorithm Applied to Medical Images

    • Yamina Mohamed Ben Ali

    OriginalPaper 03 May 2008 Pages: 231 - 238