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Fingerprint image quality analysis
Lim, E.; Toh, K.-A.; Suganthan, P.N.; Jiang, X.; Yau, W.-Y.;
Image Processing, 2004. ICIP '04. 2004 International Conference on
Volume 2,
24-27 Oct. 2004
Page(s):1241
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1244 Vol.2
Abstract:
This paper discusses methods in evaluating fingerprint image quality on a local level. Feature vectors covering directional strength, sinusoidal local ridge/valley pattern, ridge/valley uniformity and core occurrences are first extracted from fingerprint image subblocks. Each subblock is then assigned a quality level through pattern classification. Three different classifiers are employed to compare each of its different effectiveness. Positive results have been obtained based on our database.
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