id: 06094549 dt: j an: 06094549 au: Brunet, Dominique; Vass, József; Vrscay, Edward R.; Wang, Zhou ti: Geodesics of the structural similarity index. so: Appl. Math. Lett. 25, No. 11, 1921-1925 (2012). py: 2012 pu: Elsevier Science Ltd. (Pergamon), Oxford la: EN cc: ut: structural similarity index; quasi-hyperbolic metric; M-relative distance; image distance metrics; geodesics ci: li: doi:10.1016/j.aml.2012.03.001 ab: Summary: We construct metrics from the geodesics of the Structural Similarity index, an image quality assessment measure. An analytical solution is given for the simple case of zero stability constants, and the general solution involving the numerical solution of a nonlinear equation is also found. rv: