P-averages of Diffusion Tensors
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For positive semi-definite tensors like diffusion tensors in the plane it is possible to calculate several different means or p-averages. These are related to p-norms for functions, but produce mappings rather than numbers as means. We compare these means for various values of the real parameter p. One important future application is the filtering and interpolation of tensor fields in Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DT-MRI).
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