Real-time locally adaptive contrast enhancement of medical images by an inexpensive modular image processor

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 914, Issue , 1988, Pages 736-741

  Schmidt, G W ^a   Hier, R G ^a   Benyamin, S ^a   DeForest, S E ^a  

^a DigiVision Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ADAPTIVE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; AVERAGER; GAUSSIANS; IMAGE PROCESSORS; REAL TIME; REAL TIME VIDEOS; VIDEO IMAGE;

MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 84958495426     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.968707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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