Unsharp masking for image enhancement

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PATENT NO 4794531
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07041627

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In an unsharp masking processing for sharpening images such as radiographic images, an emphasizing coefficient of an image and parameters for real-time change of picture quality are set interactively. The entire image is divided into a plurality of regional images and filtering optimized for each pixel image is effected using a standard deviation computed for each regional image and a density difference between pixel images.

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HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATIONTOKYO 101-0021

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hamatani, Kazuhiko Tokyo, JP 3 84
Morishita, Koichi Kawasaki, JP 21 372
Okabe, Tetsuo Kashiwa, JP 11 147
Yamagata, Shimbu Yokohama, JP 12 292
Yokoyama, Tetsuo Tokyo, JP 69 936

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