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Shapes and Diffeomorphisms

  • direct application of the theory presented in the book is a branch of the computerized analysis of medical images, called computational anatomy
  • provides the background that is required for apprehending shapes in terms that also are suitable for computerized analysis and interpretation
  • explores, in particular, the interesting connections between shapes and the objects that naturally act on them, diffeomorphisms
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Applied Mathematical Sciences (AMS, volume 171)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
  2. Parametrized Plane Curves

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 1-42
  3. Medial Axis

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 43-57
  4. Moment-Based Representation

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 59-63
  5. Local Properties of Surfaces

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 65-103
  6. Isocontours and Isosurfaces

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 105-113
  7. Evolving Curves and Surfaces

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 115-148
  8. Deformable templates

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 149-160
  9. Building Admissible Spaces

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 177-202
  10. Deformable Objects and Matching Functionals

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 203-247
  11. Diffeomorphic Matching

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 249-301
  12. Distances and Group Actions

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 303-329
  13. Metamorphosis

    • Laurent Younes
    Pages 331-345
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 347-434

About this book

Shapes are complex objects to apprehend, as mathematical entities, in terms that also are suitable for computerized analysis and interpretation. This volume provides the background that is required for this purpose, including different approaches that can be used to model shapes, and algorithms that are available to analyze them. It explores, in particular, the interesting connections between shapes and the objects that naturally act on them, diffeomorphisms. The book is, as far as possible, self-contained, with an appendix that describes a series of classical topics in mathematics (Hilbert spaces, differential equations, Riemannian manifolds) and sections that represent the state of the art in the analysis of shapes and their deformations. A direct application of what is presented in the book is a branch of the computerized analysis of medical images, called computational anatomy.

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From the reviews:

“The book under review deals with the fascinating subject of shapes. … This is a book on applied mathematics which provides a description of the wide range of methods that have been invented to represent, detect, or compare shapes … together with the necessary mathematical background that they require. The book could also be of interest to an engineering- or computer-science-oriented reader, as it gives in several places concrete algorithms and applicable methods, including experimental illustrations.” (Luca Granieri, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 h)

“This book is an attempt at providing a description of a large range of methods used to represent, detect and compare shapes … together with the mathematical background that they require. … This book on applied mathematics is of interest to engineers and computer scientists having direct applications in the computerized analysis of medical images. This theory will as well lead to other interesting applications in the future.” (Corina Mohorianu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1205, 2011)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ctr. Imaging Science, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

    Laurent Younes

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