Table of Contents

A hierarchical data structure scheme for storing pictures.- Hierarchical data structures for picture storage, retrieval and classification.- Convex polygons, hypercubes, and encoding techniques.- Structural descriptions and graph grammars.- Picture syntax.- Similarity retrieval techniques.- Designing an image based information system.- Image database management for pattern information processing studies.- Picture paging for efficient image processing.- A generalized zooming technique for pictorial database system.- A relational database system for images.- Cartographic databases.- Anatomical cross-sectional geometry and density distribution data base.- Electronic file for x-ray pictures.- Structured implementation of an image query language.- Design of intelligent query systems for large databases.