This lecture focuses on recent developments in image processing driven by medical applications. All algorithms are motivated by practical problems. The mathematical tools required to solve the considered image processing tasks will be introduced.

The lecture will be composed of the following topics:

Motivation: Introduction to Medical Image Processing
Acquisition: Basic Concepts of Different Modalities
Modality Dependent Image Enhancement
Segmentation of Medical Images
Image Sequences: Processing of Multiple Images
Reconstruction in Medical Imaging
Volume Processing
Image Registration and Fusion
Computer Aided Diagnosis