Abstract: A method of processing an image having a plurality of picture-elements is disclosed. The method comprises: preprocessing the image to selectively enhance contrast of some picture-elements of the image, and employing a companding procedure for the preprocessed image, thereby providing a processed image. The contrast enhancement optionally and preferably features a mapping function having a plateau region for diminishing image data with intensity levels below an intensity threshold, thereby providing a preprocessed image.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 12, 2010
Publication date:
October 11, 2012
Applicant:
Tel HaShomer Medical Research Infastructure and Services Ltd.