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Regionally adaptive histogram equalization of the chest.

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Sherrier, RH; Johnson, GA
Published in: IEEE Trans Med Imaging
1987

Advances in the area of digital chest radiography have resulted in the acquisition of high-quality images of the human chest. With these advances, there arises a genuine need for image processing algorithms specific to the chest, in order to fully exploit this digital technology. We have implemented the well-known technique of histogram equalization, noting the problems encountered when it is adapted to chest images. These problems have been successfully solved with our regionally adaptive histogram equalization method. With this technique histograms are calculated locally and then modified according to both the mean pixel value of that region as well as certain characteristics of the cumulative distribution function. This process, which has allowed certain regions of the chest radiograph to be enhanced differentially, may also have broader implications for other image processing tasks.

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IEEE Trans Med Imaging

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0278-0062

Publication Date

1987

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 7

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 08 Information and Computing Sciences
 

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Sherrier, R. H., & Johnson, G. A. (1987). Regionally adaptive histogram equalization of the chest. IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 6(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.1987.4307791
Sherrier, R. H., and G. A. Johnson. “Regionally adaptive histogram equalization of the chest.IEEE Trans Med Imaging 6, no. 1 (1987): 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.1987.4307791.
Sherrier RH, Johnson GA. Regionally adaptive histogram equalization of the chest. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 1987;6(1):1–7.
Sherrier, R. H., and G. A. Johnson. “Regionally adaptive histogram equalization of the chest.IEEE Trans Med Imaging, vol. 6, no. 1, 1987, pp. 1–7. Pubmed, doi:10.1109/TMI.1987.4307791.
Sherrier RH, Johnson GA. Regionally adaptive histogram equalization of the chest. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 1987;6(1):1–7.

Published In

IEEE Trans Med Imaging

DOI

ISSN

0278-0062

Publication Date

1987

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 7

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 08 Information and Computing Sciences