Contrast in complex images

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1990, Pages 2023-2040

  Peli, Eli ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT; MATHEMATICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; MATHEMATICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84975604875     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.7.002032     Document Type: Article

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