Enhancement of the contrast in mammographic images using the homomorphic filter method

IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems

Volumn E85-D, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 298-302

  Yoon, Jeong Hyun ^a   Ro, Yong Man ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Contrast enhancement; Homoraorphic filter; Mammography; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUMORS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

HOMOMORPHIC FILTER METHODS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0036458614     PISSN: 09168532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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