Advance Programme and Registration MEDICAL IMAGE UNDERSTANDING AND ANALYSIS July 7-8 1997 - University of Oxford, England This is the first in a series of annual technical meetings sponsored by the British Machine Vision Association (BMVA), British Institute of Radiology (BIR), Institute of Electical Engineers (IEE), Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) to provide a forum for the dissemination and discussion of UK research in medical image understanding and analysis. Co-Chairs and Organisers: Chris Taylor Mike Brady and Alison Noble University of Manchester University of Oxford (ctaylor@man.ac.uk) ({jmb,noble}@robots.ox.ac.uk) Steering Committee: Berry, E., University of Leeds (IPEM). Brady,M., University of Oxford (RAE). Fleming, J., University of Southampton (BIR). Hawkes, D.,Guys Hospital. Noble, A., University of Oxford (IEE). Taylor,C., University of Manchester (BMVA). Programme Committee: Arridge, S., University College London. Astley,S., University of Manchester. Barber, D., University of Sheffield. Colchester,A., University of Kent. Fox,J., Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Friston,C., Institute of Neurology. Hill, D., Guys Hospital. Hogg, D., University of Leeds. Kitney, Imperial College London. Mardia, K., University of Leeds. Todd-Pokropek, A., University College London. Undrill,P., University of Aberdeen. Wells, P., University of Bristol.