Synopses & Reviews
The presentation and interpretation of visual information is essential to almost every activity in human life and most endeavors of modern technology. This book examines the current status of what is known (and not known) about human vision, how human observers interpret visual data, and how to present such data to facilitate their interpretation and use. Written by experts who are able to cross disciplinary boundaries, the book provides an educational pathway through several models of human vision; describes how the visual response is analyzed and quantified; presents current theories of how the human visual response is interpreted; discusses the cognitive responses of human observers; and examines such applications as space exploration, manufacturing, surveillance, earth and air sciences, and medicine. The book is intended for everyone with an undergraduate-level background in science or engineering with an interest in visual science. This second edition has been brought up to date throughout and contains a new chapter on "Virtual reality and augmented reality in medicine."
Synopsis
Review of current knowledge, research, and theory on human vision, and the information processing it involves. Includes implications for image presentation and interpretation. For researchers in medical imaging and bioengineering.
Table of Contents
Contents: Physiological Optics; Detection of Vision Information; Qualification of Visual Capability; A Multiscale Geometric Model of Human Vision; Human Resonse to Visual Stimuli; Cognitive Interpretation of Visual Signals; Visual Data Formatting; Image Manipulation; Physical and Psychological Measurements of Images; Computer Vision and Decision Support; Architecture and Ergonomics of Imaging Workstations; Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Medicine; Problems and Prospects in the Perception of Visual Information