Image discrimination models predict signal detection in natural medical image backgrounds

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3016, Issue , 1997, Pages 44-56

  Eckstein, Miguel P ^a,b   Ahumada Jr , Albert J ^b   Watson, Andrew B ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPLEX BACKGROUNDS; CONTRAST-GAIN CONTROLS; ENERGY THRESHOLDS; HIGH CONTRASTS; HUMAN OBSERVERS; IMAGE DISCRIMINATIONS; LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATIONS; MASKING EFFECTS; MEDICAL IMAGES; MULTIPLE CHANNELS; SIGNAL ENERGIES; SINGLE CHANNELS; STAIRCASE METHODS; VISUAL SIGNALS; WIDE BANDS;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 58849095516     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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