Novel genetic-neuro-fuzzy filter for speckle reduction from sonography images

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 292-300

  Rafiee, Ali ^a,d   Moradi, Mohammad Hasan ^b   Farzaneh, Mohammad Reza ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Genetic neuro fuzzy; Neuro fuzzy; Real time genetic; Speckle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EDGE DETECTION; FUZZY CONTROL; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; NOISE ABATEMENT; NONLINEAR FILTERING; OPTIMIZATION; ULTRASONICS;

DIGITAL IMAGING; NOISY IMAGES; SPECKLE NOISE; ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FILTER; IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 13844255134     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-004-1026-2     Document Type: Article

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