Quadtree-based multi-focus image fusion using a weighted focus-measure

Information Fusion

Volumn 22, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-118

  Bai, Xiangzhi ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Zhou, Fugen ^a   Xue, Bindang ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Multi focus image fusion; Quadtree decomposition strategy; Quadtree structure; Sum of the weighted modified Laplacian; Weighted focus measure

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

LAPLACIANS; MULTIFOCUS IMAGE FUSION; QUAD-TREE DECOMPOSITION; QUADTREE STRUCTURE; WEIGHTED FOCUS-MEASURE; FOCUS MEASURE;

IMAGE FUSION;

EID: 84907599964     PISSN: 15662535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inffus.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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