Evaluation of inherent gray-level dynamic range in a digital image using the runs test and join-count statistics

Medical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 39-45

  Chuang, Keh Shih ^a   Huang, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bit plane; gray level dynamic range; join count statistic; noise; residual image; runs; test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMETRY; BIOPHYSICS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0027450782     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597058     Document Type: Article

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