Application of content-based image compression to telepathology

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4681, Issue , 2002, Pages 587-595

  Varga, Margaret J ^a   Ducksbury, Paul G ^a   Callagy, Grace ^b  

^a Hutchison/MRC Research Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b HUTCHISON MRC RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Image compression; Lossless image compression; Lossy image compression; Telepathology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; IMAGE COMPRESSION; INTERNET; MICROSCOPES;

TELEPATHOLOGY;

PATHOLOGY;

EID: 0036056881     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.466964     Document Type: Article

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