The original article that I found to help me was posted by Steve Cooper and can be found at http://www.stevecooper.org/index.php/2010/08/06/databinding-a-system-drawing-image-into-a-wpf-system-windows-image/
I converted the c# code he provided into VB code and added some XML comments. Provided below is the one way converter class in Visual Basic. Thanks to Steve for his original post.
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing.Imaging
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Windows.Data
Namespace System.Windows.Media
''' <summary>
''' A converter that can one way convert a GDI Image into a bitmap WPF can use.
''' </summary>
''' <remarks>
''' Code converted from C# source found at:<br /><br />
''' http://www.stevecooper.org/index.php/2010/08/06/databinding-a-system-drawing-image-into-a-wpf-system-windows-image/
''' XAML Declaration:<br /><br />
''' <code>
''' xmlns:med="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Media"
''' </code>
''' Stick an instance of the ImageConverter into a static resource:<br /><br />
'''
''' <code>
''' <ListView.Resources>
''' <med:ImageConverter x:Key="imageConverter" />
''' </ListView.Resources>
''' </code>
'''
''' XAML to bind directly to the Image, using the converter:<br /><br />
'''
''' <code>
''' <Image Source="{ Binding Path=Image, Converter={StaticResource imageConverter} }" />
''' </code>
'''
''' </remarks>
Public Class ImageConverter
Implements IValueConverter
Public Function Convert(ByVal value As Object, ByVal targetType As Type, ByVal parameter As Object, ByVal culture As Globalization.CultureInfo) As Object Implements Data.IValueConverter.Convert
If value Is Nothing Then
Return Nothing
End If
Dim image = DirectCast(value, System.Drawing.Image)
' Winforms Image we want to get the WPF Image from...
Dim bitmap As New System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage
bitmap.BeginInit()
Dim memoryStream As New MemoryStream()
' Save to a memory stream... RawFormat will help preserve the image as it is.
image.Save(memoryStream, image.RawFormat)
' Rewind the stream...
memoryStream.Seek(0, System.IO.SeekOrigin.Begin)
bitmap.StreamSource = memoryStream
bitmap.EndInit()
Return bitmap
End Function
Public Function ConvertBack(ByVal value As Object, ByVal targetType As Type, ByVal parameter As Object, ByVal culture As Globalization.CultureInfo) As Object Implements Data.IValueConverter.ConvertBack
Return Nothing
End Function
End Class
End Namespace