Image fusion: Advances in the state of the art

Information Fusion

Volumn 8, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 114-118

  Ardeshir Goshtasby, A ^a   Nikolov, Stavri ^b  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846594428     PISSN: 15662535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inffus.2006.04.001     Document Type: Editorial

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