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Bildbehandling, which translates to image processing in English, is a field of computer science and engineering that deals with methods for manipulating and analyzing digital images. The primary goal of bildbehandling is to extract useful information from an image or to enhance its visual quality for human perception or for further automated processing. This can involve a wide range of techniques, from simple adjustments to complex algorithms.

Common applications of bildbehandling include improving the contrast and brightness of a photograph, removing unwanted noise, sharpening blurry images, or correcting color imbalances. Beyond simple enhancement, bildbehandling is crucial in scientific and industrial fields. For instance, in medical imaging, it is used to analyze X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans to detect diseases or abnormalities. In remote sensing, it helps in analyzing satellite imagery for environmental monitoring, agriculture, and urban planning. Industrial quality control often relies on bildbehandling to inspect manufactured goods for defects.

The process typically involves taking an input image and applying a series of operations. These operations can be categorized into several types, such as geometric transformations (resizing, rotating), point operations (adjusting pixel values individually), filtering (applying masks to smooth or sharpen), and segmentation (dividing an image into meaningful regions). More advanced techniques involve understanding the content of an image, such as object recognition or feature extraction, which are often part of computer vision. The development of algorithms for bildbehandling is an active area of research, constantly leading to new and improved methods for interacting with and understanding visual data.