This lecture focuses on recent developments in image processing driven by medical applications. All algorithms are motivated by practical problems. The mathematical tools required to solve the considered image processing tasks will be introduced.

The lecture will be composed of the following topics:

Motivation: Introduction to Medical Image ProcessingAcquisition: Basic Concepts of Different ModalitiesModality Dependent Image EnhancementSegmentation of Medical ImagesImage Sequences: Processing of Multiple ImagesReconstruction in Medical ImagingVolume ProcessingImage Registration and FusionComputer Aided Diagnosis