Medical image enhancement algorithm using edge-based denoising and adaptive histogram stretching

International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 25-38

  Kim, Seungjong ^a   Min, Byongseok ^b   Oh, Wongeun ^c   Lee, Jooheung ^d  

^a Hanyang Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Chungcheong University   (South Korea)

^c Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^d Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Denoising; Nonlinear histogram stretching; Soft threshold; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887079159     PISSN: 22337849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14257/ijbsbt.2013.5.5.03     Document Type: Article

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