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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2011
Jae-hyun Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-hwa OH, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae-hyun Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-hwa Oh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to extract a low-frequency band component and a high-frequency band component from a radiation image formed by passing through a subject, a contrast enhancement processing unit configured to perform a contrast enhancement process to the extracted low-frequency band component, a detail enhancement processing unit configured to perform a detail enhancement process to the extracted high-frequency band component, a synthesis unit configured to synthesize an image resulting from performing the contrast enhancement process and an image resulting from performing the detail enhancement process, and a generation unit configured to reconstruct the synthesized image and generate a diagnosis image.