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Median filter (image processing)

An image spatial filtering operation based on an input pixel and its 8 neighbors.

The resulting value is the median (5th from the sorted values).

A median filter is often used to reduce spike or speckling noise from a gray-scale image. It has the advantage over convolution smoothing, as it better preserves edges.

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