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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Tom Bertens, Mechelen, BE;
Pieter Vuylsteke, Mortsel, BE;
Inventors:
Tom Bertens, Mechelen, BE;
Pieter Vuylsteke, Mortsel, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa HealthCare N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of generating a multiscale contrast enhanced image preserving the shape of the edge transitions is described. Enhanced detail pixel values are computed by combining enhanced center difference images at least one scale.