... of the image at that point. When x, y,
and the amplitude values of are all finite, discrete quantities, we call the
image a digital image. The field of digital image processing refers to processing
digital ... filtering in the frequency domain, image restoration and registration, color
image processing, wavelets, image data compression, morphological image processin...
...
1.5.3 Image Processing
The processing of digital pictures, in particular, and digital images from sensor
arrays, in general, is an important aspect of DSP. Because of the larger processing ... clinicians
FIGURE 1.6 Images for the focusing experiment. The key question is to be able to
determine which of the set is closest to being in focus.
Image 4 Image 11
Image 16...
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Introduction 15
1.1 What Is Digital Image Processing? 15
1.2 The Origins of Digital Image Processing 17
1.3 Examples of Fields that Use Digital Image Processing 21
1.3.1 Gamma-Ray Imaging ... Used 34
1.4 Fundamental Steps in Digital Image Processing 39
1.5 Components of an Image Processing System 42
Summary 44
References and Further Reading 45
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Digital Ima...
... of the image at that point.When
x, y, and the amplitude values of f are all finite, discrete quantities, we call the
image a digital image. The field of digital image processing refers to processing
digital ... overlap be-
tween image processing and image analysis is the area of recognition of indi-
vidual regions or objects in an image. Thus, what we call in this book...