Prince J., Pham D., Myers K. (Eds.) Information Processing in Medical Imaging

Berlin: Springer, 2009. - 744 p.
21st International Conference, IPMI 2009 Williamsburg, VA, USA, July 5-10, 2009 Proceedings.
The 21st InternationalConference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging (IPMI) was held July 5–10, 2009 at the College ofWilliam and Mary inWilliamsburg, Virginia, USA. The conference was the latest in a series of biennial scientific meetings, the last being held in July of 2007 in the south of The Netherlands, during which new developments in the acquisition, analysis, and use of medical images were presented. IPMI is one of the longest running conferences devoted to these topics in medical imaging. The first IPMI conference was held in 1969, when a group of young scientists working in nuclear medicine gathered to discuss the current problems in their field. Since that time the conference has expanded into other medical imaging acquisition modalities, including ultrasound, optics, magnetic resonance, and x-ray imaging techniques. IPMI is now widely recognized as one of the most exciting and influential meetings in medical imaging, with a unique emphasis on active participation from all attendees and a strong commitment to vigorous discussion and open debate.