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Multi-focus image fusion with a deep convolutional neural network

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A new multi-focus image fusion method is primarily proposed, aiming to learn a direct mapping between source images and focus map, using a deep convolutional neural network trained by high-quality image patches and their blurred versions to encode the mapping.
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This article is published in Information Fusion.The article was published on 2017-07-01. It has received 826 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Image fusion & Convolutional neural network.

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MRI and SPECT Image Fusion Using a Weighted Parameter Adaptive Dual Channel PCNN

TL;DR: Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms some of the state-of-the-art methods in terms of both visual quality and objective assessment.
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Fully Convolutional Network-Based Multifocus Image Fusion

TL;DR: Experimental results show that the proposed novel multifocus image fusion method based on a fully convolutional network learned from synthesized multifocus images can achieve superior fusion performance in both human visual quality and objective assessment.
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Coupled GAN With Relativistic Discriminators for Infrared and Visible Images Fusion

TL;DR: The proposed RCGAN can produce a faithful fused image, which can efficiently persevere the rich texture from visible images and thermal radiation information from infrared images, and also shows a clear advantages over other deep learning-based fusion methods.
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An Enhanced Deep Convolutional Model for Spatiotemporal Image Fusion

TL;DR: The existing deep convolutional spatiotemporal fusion network (DCSTFN) is refined and improved to further boost model prediction accuracy and enhance image quality, and the fusion result is improved considerably with brand-new network architecture and a novel compound loss function.
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Multi-focus image fusion using boosted random walks-based algorithm with two-scale focus maps

TL;DR: This paper proposes to estimate a focus map directly from the two-scale imperfect observations (focus maps) obtained using a small and large-scale focus measures, and finds that this method is equivalent to solving an alternate objective function, enabling a great boost both in computational efficiency and estimation result.
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Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition

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Image quality assessment: from error visibility to structural similarity

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