Title :
Compression of skin tumor images
Author :
Kjoelen, Arve ; Umbaugh, Scott E. ; Zuke, Mark
Author_Institution :
Comput. Vision & Image Process. Lab., Southern Illinois Univ., Edwardsville, IL, USA
Abstract :
The following topics are dealt with: error measures; transform-domain processing; preprocessing of color images; the principal components transform; the discrete wavelet transform; wavelet decomposition and reconstruction; vector quantization; distortion measures; a codebook design algorithm; design and implementation of compression algorithms; preprocessing effects; quality assessment of the compressed images
Keywords :
medical image processing; skin; vector quantisation; wavelet transforms; codebook design algorithm; color images preprocessing; compression algorithms design; discrete wavelet transform; distortion measures; error measures; medical diagnostic imaging; preprocessing effects; principal components transform; quality assessment; skin tumor images compression; transform-domain processing; wavelet decomposition; wavelet reconstruction; Algorithm design and analysis; Color; Compression algorithms; Discrete wavelet transforms; Distortion measurement; Image coding; Image reconstruction; Quality assessment; Skin neoplasms; Vector quantization;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
