Image enhancement via adaptive unsharp masking
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This paper presents a new method for unsharp masking for contrast enhancement of images. The approach employs an adaptive filter that controls the contribution of the sharpening path in such a way that contrast enhancement occurs in high detail areas and little or no image sharpening occurs in smooth areas.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society
دوره 9 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000