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Image processing apparatus including spatial shift variant filter

US5144687A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1991
Grant dateSep 1, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T5/80
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus for medical diagnostic purposes includes a spatial shift variant filtering unit. Whole pixels of one image are filtered by different variant filtering coefficients , with each pixel being filtered by a different matrix of shift variant filtering coefficients in accordance with the location and characteristics of the original image.

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