International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 31 - Number 8 |
Year of Publication: 2011 |
Authors: M.Ferni Ukrit, A.Umamageswari, Dr.G.R.Suresh |
10.5120/3850-5353 |
M.Ferni Ukrit, A.Umamageswari, Dr.G.R.Suresh . Article:A Survey on Lossless Compression for Medical Images. International Journal of Computer Applications. 31, 8 ( October 2011), 47-50. DOI=10.5120/3850-5353
Large amount of medical image sequences are available in various hospitals and medical organizations, which occupies considerable storage space. Hence to reduce the storage space there is a need for compressing medical images. There are several lossy and lossless compression techniques. Using lossy compression the original images are not recovered exactly but using lossless compression techniques the original images can be recovered exactly. This paper discusses about the various lossless compression techniques for various medical images.