A novel algorithm of image fusion based on PCNN and Shearlet

International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 347-354

  Ma, Yinhua ^a   Zhai, Yuting ^b   Geng, Peng ^a   Yan, Pengzhan ^c  

^a SHIJIAZHUANG TIEDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhangjiakou Educational College   (China)

^c BAODING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Image fusion; Multiscale transform; PCNN; Shearlet

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC FEATURES; FUSED IMAGES; FUSION ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRIC INFORMATION; MULTI-SCALE DECOMPOSITION; MULTISCALE TRANSFORMS; NATURAL IMAGES; NOVEL ALGORITHM; OBJECTIVE CRITERIA; ORIGINAL IMAGES; PCNN; PULSE COUPLED NEURAL NETWORK; SHEARLET; SHEARLETS; SLIPPING WINDOWS; SPATIAL FREQUENCY; SUB-BANDS; VISUAL APPEARANCE;

IMAGE FUSION; NEURAL NETWORKS; VISUALIZATION;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84863062703     PISSN: 19759339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4156/jdcta.vol5.issue12.43     Document Type: Article

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