Introduction
Over the years, people have continued to suffer from broken body parts especially the bones owing to various reasons such as accidents. As a result of this, scientists and other professionals have worked hard to make sure that a device is invented that can detect such broken body parts. This is what led to the discovery of the x-ray machines that are now being used to identify such affected parts and hence proper medication.
What additional informatics issues arise when going from two-dimensional to three-dimensional image processing?
As technology keeps on improving, there is the need to match with it and therefore improve the quality of the machines being used in every sector involved. For example, in the image processing sector, scientists have continued to add other features that have become of great use in image processing.
When moving from two-dimensional to three-dimensional image processing, the use of an area that is represented by pixels is not used, and instead, a voxel that represents the volume of the image is used. Hance (2006), points out that when we use this kind of format, storing such kinds of images in the computer becomes an easy task since it becomes easy and fast to convert such images into a digital form. This improves the handling of such images and is done with ease as for any other data. In addition to that, he notes that when using three-dimensional image processing, a doctor can see the image of a developing fetus unlike in the two-dimensional.
What are the three-dimensional versions of two-dimensional image processing operations such as region growing and edge finding?
A number of scholars have written about edge finding and one of them is Rosenfeld (2001). He points out that some of the versions include the moment based operator, facet model approach, as well as Canny’s Method. In addition to that, he argues that some of the three-dimension operators that have been categorized as belonging to the facet model, use the polynomial surface fitting.
On the other hand, he points out that there is a three-dimension image processing that had been proposed by the Bomans that specialized in looking at the location of the surface only. In order to come to an accurate and correct image processing, an individual needs to have a comprehensive knowledge of these features. In addition, he argues that more and more research should be carried out in order to come up with an effective and efficient image processing machine.
Conclusion
Image processing is a very essential component of the modern-day world. This is informed by the fact that people have changed their lifestyles over time and as a result, we have seen them suffer from the so-called lifestyle-related illnesses. Some of these diseases cannot be treated unless their body is scanned using these machines. For instance, an illness such as a brain tumor requires a doctor to do a thorough examination of the patient before he or she can decide on the way of treating such a patient.
To make this possible the government should make sure that more people are trained in this field and also make sure that the machines are easily available in the hospitals by subsidizing their costs. This will go a long way in making sure that patients are attended to by the doctors at a cheaper cost.
Reference List
Hance, E. (2006). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Baltimore: Springer.
Rosenfeld, A. (2001). Digital Picture Processing. New York: Academic Press.