annala@neuro.usc.edu (A J Annala) (01/05/91)
For anyone interested in the above subjects, I can recommend the following
books which we have found to be comprehensive and extremely well written.
I keep these books on the shelf in the computer room because they are very
frequently referenced in the course of developing new programs for tasks
not embedded in the general purpose imaging systems.
o Inoue, Shinya. Video Microscopy. New York: Plenum Press. 1986.
ISBN 0-306-42120-8
Covers optical image formation, video imaging devices, cameras and
monitors, video tape recorders, video signals, analog video processing
and analysis, digital image processing and analysis, and presentation
of video data. This book contains a good general purpose overview --
applicable not only to microscopy but to virtually all disciplines.
o Rogers, David F. and J. Alan Adams. Mathematical Elements for Computer
Graphics. 2nd Ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 1990.
ISBN 0-07-053530-2
Covers mathematical preliminaries of 2D and 3D transforms, plane curves,
space curves, surface description and generation.
o Rogers, David F. Procedural Elements for Computer Graphics. New York:
McGraw Hill, 1985.
ISBN 0-07-053534-5
Covers a broad range of algorithms usefull in 2D and 3D image processing
and synthetic image generation.
o Watt, Alan. Fundamentals of Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics. New
York: Addison-Wesley, 1990.
ISBN 0-201-15442-0
Broad coverage of techniques for generating 3D wireframe, hidden line,
surface ray traced and volume rendered images.
o Toga, Arthur W. Three-Dimensional Neuroimaging. New York: Raven Press,
1990.
ISBN 0-88167-578-4
Excellent overview of considerations and techniques involved in building
three dimensional images from a limited series of two dimensional images.
o O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. Newton, Mass.
Volume 1: Xlib Programming Manual
Volume 2: Xlib Reference Manual
Volume 3: X Window System User's Guide
Volume 4: X Toolkit Intrinsics Programming Manual
Volume 5: X Toolkit Intrinsics Reference Manual
Volume 7: XView Programming Manual
The definitive guide to one of the broadest based interactive graphics
standards available for implementation of image processing tools today.
o Barkakati, Nabajyoti. Microsoft C Bible. Indianapolis: Howard W Sams,
1988.
ISBN 0-672-22620-0
General reference for Microsoft, Turbo, ANSI & UNIX V C with examples.
o Harbison, Samuel P. & Guy L. Steele Jr. C: A Reference Manual. 2nd Ed.
Prentice Hall, 1987.
ISBN 0-13-109802
The gold standard for C language definition.
o Stevens, W Richard. UNIX Network Programming. Prentice Hall, 1990.
ISBN 0-13-949876-1
Interprocess communication, remote procedure calls & data communication.
Alexander-James Annala
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