Detection of contrast-defined shape

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2220-2227

  Hess, Robert F ^a   Achtman, Rebecca L ^a   Wang, Yi Zhong ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ASPECT RATIO; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRACTAL-NOISE CARRIERS;

VISION;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LIGHT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035458925     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.002220     Document Type: Article

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