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In recent years in signal and image processing nonlinear methods and techniques have been extensively investigated and some of them have been applied in practice. The reason for the interests in nonlinear methods results from the fact that nonlinearities better than linearities model many aspects in image processing e.g. human visual system includes some nonlinear effects. The book presents the current state-of-the-art in image processing. It contains 14 chapters, every written by leading experts in their respective field.The material of the book which is mostly scattered in the journal literature has been carefully chosen by editors, the well-known experts in the field of image processing. Attention is paid to the following classes of filters based on nonlinear operators: homomorfic filters, relying on a generalized superposition principle, nonlinear mean filters, using nonlinear definitions of means, morphological filters, order statistics filters, based on ordering properties of the input samples, polynomial and rational filters, using the Volterra series, fuzzy filters, applying fuzzy reasoning to model uncertainty typical to image processing problems, nonlinear operators modelled by nonlinear PDE's. Results on applications of different nonlinear filters to tested images are also reported. Some parts of the book can be adopted as textbook material for graduate students while the other parts which need for understanding more advanced knowledge on e.g. PDE's, differential morphology can be used as up-to-date reference for researchers. The book is also addressed to practicing engineers. Summing up, this well written book leading those interested in image processing towards the frontiers of modern research establishes a survey of methods and ideas, accompanied with ample references on nonlinear approaches, to image filtering.