1. The visualization pipeline. - Fundamentals of image preprocessing and acquisition techniques. - Data representation. - Multiresolution and hierarchical representations. 2. Basic visualization algorithms - Visualization of scalar fields. - Indirect volume rendering - Direct Volume Rendering 3. Data compression techniques. - Basic concepts of information theory. - Coding theory. - Lossless data compression. - Lossy compression techniques. 4. Segmentation. - Thresholding - Edge-based techniques - Region-based segmentation - Classification 5. Registration of different imaging modalities. - Registration methodology: introduction, concepts and algorithms. - Techniques and applications of rigid registration. - Techniques and applications of nonrigid registration. 6. Advanced visualization techniques. - Indirect volume rendering techniques - Direct volume rendering techniques - Visualization of fused data - Visualization of vector fields. - Integrated surface and volume visualizations.
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El curs s'organitzarà en classes presencials, treballs i exercicis pràctics. Classes presencials: Sessions de teoria en les que s’introduiran els conceptes bàsics. Per aquestes sessions s’utilitzaran articles i llibres de referència de les diverses matèries. Treballs: A partir de llibres i articles, es proposarà la realització de treballs de síntesi que hauran de ser exposats a classe. Opcionalment es proposaran exercicis pràctics que consistiran en la implementació d’algun dels mètodes presentats a classe. La nota final s’obtindrà a partir dels treballs i exercicis realitzats.