Patent ID: 8437569

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for automatically retrieving information regarding optical properties of a scattering medium, comprising: receiving data of a first digital image, the data including data of a first value of at least one optical parameter associated with a first optical transfer function associated with the first digital image; receiving data of a first image quality value associated with the first digital image; receiving data of a second digital image, the data including data of a second value of the at least one optical parameter associated with a second optical transfer function associated with the second digital image; receiving data of a second image quality value associated with the second digital image; identifying one of the first and second digital images as an optimized digital image based on the first and second image quality values; transforming data of the optimized digital image into data of an associated optimized optical transfer function; and transforming data of the optimized optical transfer function into data of an optimized value of the at least one optical parameter, the optimized value being indicative of an optical property of the scattering medium associated with the optical parameter, wherein the first and second image quality values are associated with sharpness of at least one edge of the first and second digital images.