A modified multilevel median filter (MLMF) incorporating the fuzzy ass
ociative memory (FAM) system is proposed in this correspondence. The m
odified method-the adaptive fuzzy multilevel median filter (AFMMF)-ove
rcomes some disadvantages common to most of the conventional MLMF, Exp
erimental results demonstrated that the performance of the AFMMF is su
perior to that of conventional MLMF in dealing with ''short-line-like'
' noise while preserving edges.