INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EDITORIAL Special Issue on Computational Methods for Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis

This special issue of the journal includes eleven articles related with biomedical image processing: two concern brain segmentation from MRI images; two of them use medical imaging to build patient customized 3D finite element models; one applies segmentation algorithms on CT images of the spine; one addresses the simulation of middle cerebral artery Doppler signals; two are related with the study of red blood cells from images; one uses classification procedures on cell tissue images; one addresses Monte Carlo simulations of PET imaging to estimate the activity correction according to patient specific weight; and a last one uses electromyography (EMG) and wavelet functions to study diabetic neuropathy in the lower limb muscles during gait. The main objective of this special issue on “Computational Methods for Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis ” is to disseminate the recent advances in the related fields trying to identify widespread areas of potential collaboration among researchers of different sciences. The issue comprises 11 contributions from 9 countries that were selected from 15 works previously presented at “III ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing (VipIMAGE 2011)”, that was held in Algarve, Portugal, in October 12-14, 2011, and particularly extended for this special issue. The articles include