Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 6, 0618022(2024)

Multifocus Microscopic Image Fusion Algorithm

Hongyu Fu1,2, Yan Gong1,2、*, Luhan Wang2, Yanwei Zhang2, Song Lang2, Zhi Zhang2, and Hanqing Zheng2
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  • 1Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215163, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Medical Optical Research Laboratory, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, Jiangsu , China
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    Hongyu Fu, Yan Gong, Luhan Wang, Yanwei Zhang, Song Lang, Zhi Zhang, Hanqing Zheng. Multifocus Microscopic Image Fusion Algorithm[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(6): 0618022

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    Paper Information

    Category: Microscopy

    Received: Aug. 31, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 13, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Gong Yan (gongy@sibet.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232015

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