Nonlinear robust 3D filtering of MR image is a subject of the paper. It enables to realize high space resolution with guaranteed acceptable level of noise. Different properties of 2D and 3D filters plus the difference between linear and nonlinear robust techniques are pointed. Basic terms are explained in simple and „light“ mathematical form and the procedures of nonlinear filtering are explained on numerical examples. The method differences are depicted using graphical form. The software for nonlinear filtering of 3D MR images is realized in Matlab environment including Interfile reading, numeric calculations, graphical presentation and result archivation.

        Key words: MR image - 2D filtering - 3D filtering - nonlinear filtering - robust filtering