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Nowadays medical images play an important role in clinical diagnosis,
therapy of doctor and researching etc. The overall objective of medical
imaging is to acquire useful information about physiological processes
or organs of the body by using external or internal sources of energy
that can be in the form of radiation, magnetic or electric fields, or
acoustic energy. Medical imaging not only provides useful information
for diagnosis but also serves to assist in planning and monitoring the
treatment of malignant disease. With the development of computer science
and image processing technology medical imaging has significantly
influenced medical field. This study gives an overview of the medical
image processing and repository techniques appeared in the literature.
We also provide an overview of most of the popular imaging modalities
currently in clinical use.
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