Genetic and Evolutionary Computation: Medical Applicationsprovides an overview of the range of GEC techniques being appliedto medicine and healthcare in a context that is relevant not onlyfor existing GEC practitioners but also those from otherdisciplines, particularly health professionals. There is rapidlyincreasing interest in applying evolutionary computation toproblems in medicine, but to date no text that introducesevolutionary computation in a medical context. By explaining thebasic introductory theory, typical application areas and detailedimplementation in one coherent volume, this book will appeal to awide audience from software developers to medical scientists.Centred around a set of nine case studies on the application ofGEC to different areas of medicine, the book offers an overview ofapplications of GEC to medicine, describes applications in whichGEC is used to analyse medical images and data sets, deriveadvanced models, and suggest diagnoses and treatments, finallyproviding hints about possible future advancements of genetic andevolutionary computation in medicine.* Explores the rapidly growing area of genetic and evolutionarycomputation in context of its viable and exciting payoffs in thefield of medical applications.* Explains the underlying theory, typical applications anddetailed implementation.* Includes general sections about the applications of GEC tomedicine and their expected future developments, as well asspecific sections on applications of GEC to medical imaging,analysis of medical data sets, advanced modelling, diagnosis andtreatment.* Features a wide range of tables, illustrations diagrams andphotographs.