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Disparity estimation through Green's functions of matching equations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17762939     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Binocular disparities arise from positional differences of scene features projected in the two retinae, and constitute the primary sensory cue for stereo vision. Here we introduce a new computational model for disparity estimation, based on the Green's function of an image matching equation. When filtering a Gabor-function-modulated signal, the considered Green's function yields a similarly modulated but shifted version of the original signal. Since a Gabor function models the receptive field of a cortical simple cell, the Green's kernel thus allows the simulation of relative shifts between the cell's left and right binocular inputs. A measure of the local degree of matching of such shifted inputs can then be introduced which affords disparity estimation in a similar manner to the energy model of the complex cortical cells. We have therefore effectively reformulated, in physiologically plausible terms, an image matching approach to disparity estimation. Our experiments show that the Green's function method allows the detection of disparities both from random-dot and real-world stereograms.
Authors:
José R A Torreão
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-08-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biological cybernetics     Volume:  97     ISSN:  0340-1200     ISO Abbreviation:  Biol Cybern     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-02     Completed Date:  2008-01-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7502533     Medline TA:  Biol Cybern     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  307-16     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Instituto de Computação, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24210-240 Niterói, RJ, Brazil. jrat@ic.uff.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / physiology*
Algorithms
Animals
Computer Simulation*
Functional Laterality / physiology
Humans
Models, Neurological
Neurons / physiology*
Retina / physiology*
Vision, Binocular / physiology*
Visual Cortex / physiology*
Visual Fields / physiology
Visual Pathways / physiology*

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