Artificial Intelligence in Recognition and Classification

This book presents innovative techniques in Recognition and Classification of Astrophysical and Medical Images. The contents include: Introduction to pattern recognition and classification in astrophysical and medical images; Image standardization and enhancement; Region-based methods for pattern recognition in medical and astrophysical images; Advanced information processing using statistical methods; Feature recognition and classification using spectral method. The book is intended for astrophysicists, medical researches, engineers, research students and technically aware managers in the Universities, Astrophysical Observatories, Medical Research Centres working on the processing of large archives of astrophysical or medical digital images. This book can be used as a text book for students of Computing, Cybernetics, Applied Mathematics and Astrophysics.