Part One
��1��IMAGES AND DIGITAL PROCESSING
����1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Elements of Digital Image Processing
1.3 Philosophical Considerations
1.4 Digital Image Processing in Practice
Problems
References
��2 DIGITIZING IMAGES
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Characteristics of an Image Digitizer
2.3 Types of Image Digitizers
2.4 Image-Digitizing Components
2.5 Electronic Image Tube Cameras
2.6 Solid-State Cameras
2.7 Film Scanning
2.8 Summary of Important Points
Problems
Projects
References
��3 DIGITAL IMAGE DISPLAY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Display Characteristics
3.3 Volatile Displays
3.4 Permanent Displays
3.5 Summary of Important Points
Problems
Projects
References
��4 IMAGE-PROCESSING SOFTWARE
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Image-Processing Systems
4.3 The User Interface
4.4 The Software Development Process
4.5 Summary of Important Points
Problems
Projects
References
��5 THE GRAY-LEVEL HISTOGRAM
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Uses of the Histogram
5.3 Relationship Between Histogram and Image
5.4 Summary of Important Points
Problems
Projects
References
��6 POINT OPERATIONS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Point Operations and the Histogram
����6.3 Applications of Point Operations
6.4 Summary of Important Points
Problems
Projects
��7 ALGEBRAIC OPERATIONS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Algebraic Operations and the Histogram
��8 GEOMETRIC OPERATIONS
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Part Two
��9 LINEAR SYSTEM THEORY
��10 THE FOURIER TRANSFORM
��11 FILTER DESIGN
��12 PROCESSING SAMPLED DATA
��13 DISCRETE IMAGE TRANSFORMS
��14 WAVELET TRANSFORMS
��15 OPTICS AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Part Three
��16 IMAGE RESTORATION
��17 IMAGE COMPRESSION
��18 PATTERN RECOGNITION: IMAGE SEGMENTATION
��19 PATTERN RECOGNITION: OBJECT MEASUREMENT
��20 PATTERN RECOGNITION: CLASSIFICATION AND ESTIMATION
��21 COLOR AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE PROCESSING
��22 THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING
��A1 GLOSSARY OF IMAGE PROCESSING TERMS
��A2 BIBLIOGRAPHY
��A3 MATHEMATICAL BACKGROUND
INDEX