TITLE:      A Vector Quantizer for Image Restoration
AUTHORS:    David G. Sheppard, Ali Bilgin, Mariappan S. Nadar, 
	    Bobby R. Hunt, Michael W. Marcellin
CONFERENCE: 1996 International Conference on Image Processing,
	    Lausanne, Switzerland, 1996.

A vector quantization algorithm is presented which accomplishes image
restoration concurrently with image compression. The algorithm is based on 
nonlinear interpolative vector quantization (NLIVQ). An efficient codebook 
design procedure is also presented. A theoretical discussion of the 
algorithm is included along with results from simulations.