Medical Image Analysis
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 227-241 , April 2010

Wavelet optimization for content-based image retrieval in medical databases

  • G. Quellec

      Affiliations

    • Institut Telecom, Telecom Bretagne, UEB, Dpt ITI, Brest F-29200, France
    • Inserm, U650, IFR 148 ScInBioS, Brest F-29200, France
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  • M. Lamard

      Affiliations

    • Univ Bretagne Occidentale, Brest F-29200, France
    • Inserm, U650, IFR 148 ScInBioS, Brest F-29200, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Univ Bretagne Occidentale, Brest F-29200, France. Tel.: +33 298018110; fax: +33 298018124.
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  • G. Cazuguel

      Affiliations

    • Institut Telecom, Telecom Bretagne, UEB, Dpt ITI, Brest F-29200, France
    • Inserm, U650, IFR 148 ScInBioS, Brest F-29200, France
  • ,
  • B. Cochener

      Affiliations

    • Univ Bretagne Occidentale, Brest F-29200, France
    • Inserm, U650, IFR 148 ScInBioS, Brest F-29200, France
    • CHU Brest, Service d’Ophtalmologie, Brest F-29200, France
  • ,
  • C. Roux

      Affiliations

    • Institut Telecom, Telecom Bretagne, UEB, Dpt ITI, Brest F-29200, France
    • Inserm, U650, IFR 148 ScInBioS, Brest F-29200, France

Received 14 April 2008 ,Revised 7 November 2009 ,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.media.2009.11.004

Medical Image Analysis
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 227-241 , April 2010