The nonlocal means( NLM) has been widely used in image processing. In this paper,we introduce a modified weight function for NLM denoising, which will compute the nonlocal similarities among the pre-processing pixel p...The nonlocal means( NLM) has been widely used in image processing. In this paper,we introduce a modified weight function for NLM denoising, which will compute the nonlocal similarities among the pre-processing pixel patches instead of the commonly used similarity measure based on noisy observations. By the law of large number,the norm for the pre-processing pixel patches is closer to the norm of the original clean pixel patches,so the proposed weight functions are more optimized and the selected similar patches are more accurate. Experimental results indicate the proposed algorithm achieves better restored results compared to the classical NLM's method.展开更多
Image denoising technology is one of the forelands in the field of computer graphic and computer vision. Non-local means method is one of the great performing methods which arouse tremendous research. In this paper, a...Image denoising technology is one of the forelands in the field of computer graphic and computer vision. Non-local means method is one of the great performing methods which arouse tremendous research. In this paper, an improved weighted non-local means algorithm for image denoising is proposed. The non-local means denoising method replaces each pixel by the weighted average of pixels with the surrounding neighborhoods. The proposed method evaluates on testing images with various levels noise. Experimental results show that the algorithm improves the denoising performance.展开更多
Classic non-local means (CNLM) algorithm uses the inherent self-similarity in images for noise removal. The denoised pixel value is estimated through the weighted average of all the pixels in its non-local neighborhoo...Classic non-local means (CNLM) algorithm uses the inherent self-similarity in images for noise removal. The denoised pixel value is estimated through the weighted average of all the pixels in its non-local neighborhood. In the CNLM algorithm, the differences between the pixel value and the distance of the pixel to the center are both taken into consideration to calculate the weighting coefficients. However, the Gaussian kernel cannot reflect the information of edge and structure due to its isotropy, and it has poor performance in flat regions. In this paper, an improved non-local means algorithm based on local edge direction is presented for image denoising. In edge and structure regions, the steering kernel regression (SKR) coefficients are used to calculate the weights, and in flat regions the average kernel is used. Experiments show that the proposed algorithm can effectively protect edge and structure while removing noises better when compared with the CNLM algorithm.展开更多
NonLocal Means(NLM),taking fully advantage of image redundancy,has been proved to be very effective in noise removal.However,high computational load limits its wide application.Based on Principle Component Analysis(PC...NonLocal Means(NLM),taking fully advantage of image redundancy,has been proved to be very effective in noise removal.However,high computational load limits its wide application.Based on Principle Component Analysis(PCA),Principle Neighborhood Dictionary(PND) was proposed to reduce the computational load of NLM.Nevertheless,as the principle components in PND method are computed directly from noisy image neighborhoods,they are prone to be inaccurate due to the presence of noise.In this paper,an improved scheme for image denoising is proposed.This scheme is based on PND and uses preprocessing via Gaussian filter to eliminate the influence of noise.PCA is then used to project those filtered image neighborhood vectors onto a lower-dimensional space.With the preproc-essing process,the principle components computed are more accurate resulting in an improved de-noising performance.A comparison with some NLM based and state-of-art denoising methods shows that the proposed method performs well in terms of Peak Signal to Noise Ratio(PSNR) as well as image visual fidelity.The experimental results demonstrate that our method outperforms existing methods both subjectively and objectively.展开更多
在对变步长归一化最小均方误差(Variable step size normalized least mean square,VSS-NLMS)的几种算法以及各个算法在远端和双端通话模式下的性能分析比较的基础上,对NEW-NPVSS(NEW non-parametricVSS)算法进行了改进。在双端通话的...在对变步长归一化最小均方误差(Variable step size normalized least mean square,VSS-NLMS)的几种算法以及各个算法在远端和双端通话模式下的性能分析比较的基础上,对NEW-NPVSS(NEW non-parametricVSS)算法进行了改进。在双端通话的情况下改进算法具有更好的收敛性;然后提出了基于滤波器系数梯度的变步长新算法,当滤波器系数梯度小于门限值时,采用固定步长更新滤波器系数。反之,则停止更新滤波器系数,并且用远端模式下的系数替代当前系数。仿真结果表明所提出的算法在远端通话模式下比其他VSS-NLMS算法具有更好的收敛性,在双端情况下具有比固定步长NLMS(Normalized least mean square)和SVSS(Simple VSS)更好的收敛性。展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundations of China(Nos.U1504603,61301229)Key Scientific Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province,China(Nos.18A120002,19A110014)
文摘The nonlocal means( NLM) has been widely used in image processing. In this paper,we introduce a modified weight function for NLM denoising, which will compute the nonlocal similarities among the pre-processing pixel patches instead of the commonly used similarity measure based on noisy observations. By the law of large number,the norm for the pre-processing pixel patches is closer to the norm of the original clean pixel patches,so the proposed weight functions are more optimized and the selected similar patches are more accurate. Experimental results indicate the proposed algorithm achieves better restored results compared to the classical NLM's method.
文摘Image denoising technology is one of the forelands in the field of computer graphic and computer vision. Non-local means method is one of the great performing methods which arouse tremendous research. In this paper, an improved weighted non-local means algorithm for image denoising is proposed. The non-local means denoising method replaces each pixel by the weighted average of pixels with the surrounding neighborhoods. The proposed method evaluates on testing images with various levels noise. Experimental results show that the algorithm improves the denoising performance.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFC0101601)Fund for Shanxi“1331 Project”Key Innovative Research Team+1 种基金Shanxi Province Science Foundation for Youths(No.201601D021080)Universities Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shanxi Province(No.2017107)
文摘Classic non-local means (CNLM) algorithm uses the inherent self-similarity in images for noise removal. The denoised pixel value is estimated through the weighted average of all the pixels in its non-local neighborhood. In the CNLM algorithm, the differences between the pixel value and the distance of the pixel to the center are both taken into consideration to calculate the weighting coefficients. However, the Gaussian kernel cannot reflect the information of edge and structure due to its isotropy, and it has poor performance in flat regions. In this paper, an improved non-local means algorithm based on local edge direction is presented for image denoising. In edge and structure regions, the steering kernel regression (SKR) coefficients are used to calculate the weights, and in flat regions the average kernel is used. Experiments show that the proposed algorithm can effectively protect edge and structure while removing noises better when compared with the CNLM algorithm.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60776795,60736043,60902031,and 60805012)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 200807010004,20070701023)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. JY10000902028)
文摘NonLocal Means(NLM),taking fully advantage of image redundancy,has been proved to be very effective in noise removal.However,high computational load limits its wide application.Based on Principle Component Analysis(PCA),Principle Neighborhood Dictionary(PND) was proposed to reduce the computational load of NLM.Nevertheless,as the principle components in PND method are computed directly from noisy image neighborhoods,they are prone to be inaccurate due to the presence of noise.In this paper,an improved scheme for image denoising is proposed.This scheme is based on PND and uses preprocessing via Gaussian filter to eliminate the influence of noise.PCA is then used to project those filtered image neighborhood vectors onto a lower-dimensional space.With the preproc-essing process,the principle components computed are more accurate resulting in an improved de-noising performance.A comparison with some NLM based and state-of-art denoising methods shows that the proposed method performs well in terms of Peak Signal to Noise Ratio(PSNR) as well as image visual fidelity.The experimental results demonstrate that our method outperforms existing methods both subjectively and objectively.
文摘在对变步长归一化最小均方误差(Variable step size normalized least mean square,VSS-NLMS)的几种算法以及各个算法在远端和双端通话模式下的性能分析比较的基础上,对NEW-NPVSS(NEW non-parametricVSS)算法进行了改进。在双端通话的情况下改进算法具有更好的收敛性;然后提出了基于滤波器系数梯度的变步长新算法,当滤波器系数梯度小于门限值时,采用固定步长更新滤波器系数。反之,则停止更新滤波器系数,并且用远端模式下的系数替代当前系数。仿真结果表明所提出的算法在远端通话模式下比其他VSS-NLMS算法具有更好的收敛性,在双端情况下具有比固定步长NLMS(Normalized least mean square)和SVSS(Simple VSS)更好的收敛性。
