Patent ID: 7953249

Claim:
A method of evaluating image quality of an image with a processor, the method comprising: a) generating an Sk,r-image of an object using an optical device; b) defining an actual Sk,r-matrix for said generated Sk,r-image, said actual Sk,r-matrix comprising a value for each pixel of the generated Sk,r-image; c) providing a test matrix system comprising a plurality of reference Sk,r-matrices which define a plurality of corresponding reference Sk,r-images, wherein each reference Sk,r-matrix comprises a value for each pixel of the corresponding reference Sk,r-image, and wherein the reference Sk,r-matrices have an internal Sk,r-matrix structure, wherein k and r are different from zero; d) selecting one of the reference Sk,r-matrices as a best-fit matrix, the best-fit matrix having a best-fit with the actual Sk,r-matrix; and e) determining image Sk,r-quality parameters of the generated Sk,r-image based on the best-fit matrix, wherein the method is performed in conjunction with a processor, and wherein the actual Sk,r-matrix and the reference Sk,r-matrices are formed such that for each matrix, every order with respect to r and with respect to the matrix dimensions spans a unique space.