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The definitive tutorial on desktop image processing with NI's IMAQ VisionThis book brings together everything you need to achieve superior results with PC-based image processing and analysis. Expert Thomas Klinger combines a highly accessible overview of the field's key concepts, tools, and techniques; the first expert introduction to NI's breakthrough IMAQ Vision software; and several start-to-finish application case studies. You also get an extensive library of code and image samples, as well as a complete trial version of IMAQ Vision for Windows. Coverage includes:Defining what to measure and how to measure itAcquiring images: working with CCDs, cameras, frame grabber cards, and leading medical image sources, including ultrasound, CT, and MRIDistributing images: compression techniques, image format standards, and DICOM medical imagingProcessing images: gray-scale operations, spatial image filtering, frequency filtering,and morphology functionsAnalyzing images: pixel value and quantitative analyses, shape and pattern matching, bar codes, and moreWith 300+ figures and 50+ exercises-all listed up front for easy access-this is the definitive image processing tutorial for every professional.The accompanying CD-ROM contains IMAQ Vision multimedia demonstration software, plus an evaluation version of NI's Vision Builder for Automated Inspection evaluation software for Windows 98/NT/Me/2000/XP. It also contains application examples, color images, and code examples-including several open source, platform-independent VIs.

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THOMAS KLINGER is currently Head of the School for Medical Information Technology, Carinthia Tech Institute, University of Applied Sciences, Carinthia, Austria. Before joining the university, he served as Development Manager Electronics and Senior Electronics Developer for Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care Devices.

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