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Resolution requirements for television display of Bliss symbols are investigated. To encode the symbols a path-direction technique is developed and compared with run length coding and the partial symbol method.

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  1. Saskatchewan Telecommunications, Corporate Staff Services, 2340 Albert Street, S4P 2Y4, Regina, Sask, Canada

    R. J. Palmer

  2. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Manitoba, R3T-2W2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    E. Shwedyk

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Palmer, R.J., Shwedyk, E. Television display of bliss symbols. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 20, 704–708 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442524

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