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Original Article

A X-ray image sharpening algorithm using nonlinear module

Z G GuiNational Key Laboratory For Electronic Measurement Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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P C ZhangNational Key Laboratory For Electronic Measurement Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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J H ZhangDepartment of Automation School of Information Sciences and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China
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Y J ZengBeijing University of Technology, Beijing 100022, China
Pages 3-8 | Accepted 13 Jan 2011, Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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