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Diffusion based peer group processing method for image enhancement and segmentation

  • US 6,408,028 B1
  • Filed: 06/01/1998
  • Issued: 06/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for enhancing images having n or more pixels, comprising:

  • using a window diameter d and a peer group number n, selecting a peer group of size n for each pixel in an image from a window centered at the pixel, said peer group comprising the n pixels having values closest to the value of said center pixel; and

    processing the pixel value based on a characteristic of the peer group.

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