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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of generating a multiscale contrast enhanced image is described wherein the shape of edge transitions is preserved. Detail images are subjected to a conversion, the conversion function of at least one scale being adjusted for each detail pixel value according to the ratio between the combination of the enhanced center differences and the combination of the unenhanced center differences.