Medical Definition of OTF

1. The relationship between the image produced by an optical instrument and the amplitude and phase of a periodic specimen, measured at various spatial frequencies. The optical transfer function curve, which shows how well contrast is maintained for finer specimen details, is a complex function, of which the real term gives the ratio of amplitudes, and the imaginary term the phase relationships. When the brightness of the periodic specimen varies as a sine wave, the modulus or absolute value of the optical transfer function becomes the modulation transfer function, when the brightness varies as a square wave, the modulation transfer function is known as a contrast transfer function. Acronym: OTF (26 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of OTF

OSPF
OSS
OST
OSTs
OSV
OSW
OSes
OT
OTA
OTAs
OTC
OTC market
OTC security
OTC stock
OTE
OTF (current term)
OTFE
OTIF
OTK
OTL
OTM
OTO
OTOH
OTOO
OTOT
OTP
OTPROM
OTR
OTRS
OTT

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