Image enhancement by using directional wavelet transform

Journal of Computing and Information Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-305

  Heric, D ^a   Potocnik, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Directional wavelet transform; Image enhancement; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

IMAGE COMPRESSION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDS; CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL IMAGES; DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION; DIRECTIONAL WAVELET TRANSFORM; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL SPACE; SINGULARITY DETECTION; SYNTHETIC IMAGES;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 84998793090     PISSN: 13301136     EISSN: 18463908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2498/cit.2006.04.05     Document Type: Article

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