Abstract
The potential of lossy image compression is investigated in a well defined task domain, specifically, clinical assessment of chromatic, surgical and hematopathology specimens. Two criteria were employed, just noticeable difference and largest tolerable distortion. Compression tolerances differed among pathologists, but conformed to well defined upper and lower limits. The level of tolerable compression was significantly larger for the second criterion. It is concluded that lossy image compression is feasible for diagnostic pathology and may hold promise for telepathology applications.
Original language | American English |
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Pages | 873-876 |
Number of pages | 4 |
State | Published - 1996 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP'96. Part 2 (of 3) - Lausanne, Switz Duration: Sep 16 1996 → Sep 19 1996 |
Conference
Conference | Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP'96. Part 2 (of 3) |
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City | Lausanne, Switz |
Period | 9/16/96 → 9/19/96 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering