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From satellites to the London Olympics, all in one career

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Discover why the number 6174 is so mysterious.

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September 2008
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image analysis

Tags: image analysis : multispectral imaging


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Not so long ago, if you had a medical complaint, doctors had to open you up to see what it was. These days they have a range of sophisticated imaging techniques at their disposal, saving you the risk and pain of an operation. Chris Budd and Cathryn Mitchell look at the maths that isn't only responsible for these medical techniques, but also for much of the digital revolution.

Tags: image analysis : frequency : Fourier analysis : Medicine : wave : CAT scan : Fourier transform


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New technology has provided us with some amazing images - satellite images, medical images, even images beamed back from Mars. Julian Stander tells us about the increasing role of statistics in interpreting them.

Tags: mathematical modelling : Bayes Theorem : image analysis


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Aquire the skills of a professional photographer thanks to some mathematical manipulation of your digital photos.

Tags: image analysis : Digital photography : contrast : Gaussian blur