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Image processing
The manipulation of images by computer. Most image-processing techniques involve treating the image as a two-dimensional signal and applying standard signal-processing techniques to it.
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Image processing
image segmentation
Software; Image processing
The process of dividing an image into regions. Syn: object extraction. See also: border detection; edge detection; line detection; region growing; tracking.
image compression
Software; Image processing
The process of eliminating redundancy or approximating an image in order to represent the image in a more
image enhancement
Software; Image processing
The process of improving the appearance of an image by using techniques such as contrast stretching, edge enhancement, gray scale manipulation, smoothing, and sharpening.
image registration
Software; Image processing
The process of positioning two images of the same scene with respect to one another so that corresponding points in the images represent the same point in the scene. See also: registered images.
Thresholding
Software; Image processing
The process of producing a binary image from a gray scale image by assigning each output pixel the valne 1 if its corresponding input pixel is at or above a specified gray level (the threshold) and ...
image reconstruction
Software; Image processing
The process of recovering an image from integrals of its gray levels taken along thin strips or slices of the image.
image restoration
Software; Image processing
The process of returning an image to its original condition by reversing the effects of known or estimated degradations.
