Stochastic filtering of digital images of skin micro-structure

Authors
Akishin, PG Akishina, EP Akritas, P Antoniou, I Ioannovich, J Ivanov, VV
Citation
Pg. Akishin et al., Stochastic filtering of digital images of skin micro-structure, COMP PHYS C, 126(1-2), 2000, pp. 1-11
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
COMPUTER PHYSICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00104655 → ACNP
Volume
126
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1 - 11
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-4655(200004)126:1-2<1:SFODIO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We propose a new filter for images, obtained from optical coherence tomogra phy, based on a stochastic assessment of the chaotic scattering of light by the skin tissue. The algorithms are applicable to smooth images as well as to discontinuous images with sharp changes of intensity. The effectiveness of the algorithms is demonstrated on test examples. The results for images of the human skin micro-structure are presented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.