Local gray level S-curve transformation – A generalized contrast enhancement technique for medical images

• Main Authors: Gandhamal, A., Talbar, S., Gajre, S., Hani, A.F.M., Kumar, D.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85014474714&doi=10.1016%2fj.compbiomed.2017.03.001&partnerID=40&md5=c6622770999f5a0fd6ebbf03efc3979b; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19559/

Most medical images suffer from inadequate contrast and brightness, which leads to blurred or weak edges (low contrast) between adjacent tissues resulting in poor segmentation and errors in classification of tissues. Thus, contrast enhancement to improve visual information is extremely important in...