How much resolution is enough? Influence of downscaling the pixel resolution of digital images on the generalised dimensions

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 181, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 147-156

  Ahammer, H ^a   DeVaney, T T J ^a   Tritthart, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cancer; Downscaling; Fractal; Resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FRACTALS; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

PIXEL RESOLUTION;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0038112200     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(03)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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