Contrast Enhancement of Radiographs Using Shift Invariant Wavelet Transform

A novel approach using shift invariant wavelet transform is presented for the contrast enhancement of radiographs. By exploiting cross-scale correlation among wavelet coefficients, edge information of radiographic images is extracted and protected, while noise is smoothed out in the wavelet domain. Radiographs are then reconstructed from the transform coefficients modified at multi-scales by nonlinear enhancement operator. The method can achieve effectively contrast enhancement and edge-preserved denoising simultaneously, yet it is capable of giving visually distinct images and offering considerable benefits in medical diagnosis.

Multi-level denoising and enhancement method based on wavelet transform for mine monitoring

Based on low illumination and a large number of mixed noises contained in coal mine, denoising with one method usually cannot achieve good results, so a multi-level image denoising method based on wavelet correlation relevant inter-scale is presented. Firstly, we used directional median filter to effectively reduce impulse noise in the spatial domain, which is the main cause of noise in mine. Secondly, we used a Wiener filtration method to mainly reduce the Gaussian noise, and then finally used a multi-wavelet transform to minimize the remaining noise of low-light images in the transform domain. This multi-level image noise reduction method combines spatial and transform domain denoising to enhance benefits, and effectively reduce impulse noise and Gaussian noise in a coal mine, while retaining good detailed image characteristics of the underground for improving quality of images with mixing noise and effective low-light environment.

New algorithm for infrared small target image enhancement based on wavelet transform and human visual properties

The key to the wavelet based denoising teehniquea is how to manipulate the wavelet coefficients. By referring to the idea of Inclusive-OR in the design of circuits, this paper proposes a new algorithm called wavelet domain Inclusive-OR denoising algorithm（WDIDA）, which distinguishes the wavelet coefficients belonging to image or noise by considering their phases and modulus maxima simultaneously. Using this new algorithm, the denoising effects are improved and the computation time is reduced. Furthermore, in order to enhance the edges of the image but not magnify noise, a contrast nonlinear enhancing algorithm is presented according to human visual properties. Compared with traditional enhancing algorithms, the algorithm that we proposed has a better noise reducing performanee , preserving edges and improving the visual quality of images.

Single Channel Speech Enhancement by De-noising Using Stationary Wavelet Transform

A method of single channel speech enhancement is proposed by de-noising using stationary wavelet transform. The approach developed herein processes multi-resolution wavelet coefficients individually and then recovery signal is reconstructed. The time invariant characteristics of stationary wavelet transform is particularly useful in speech de-noising. Experimental results show that the proposed speech enhancement by de-noising algorithm is possible to achieve an excellent balance between suppresses noise effectively and preserves as many target characteristics of original signal as possible. This de-noising algorithm offers a superior performance to speech signal noise suppress.

ADAPTIVE MULTIRESOLUTION SPEECH ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHM BASED ON WAVELET TRANSFORM

In this paper, an adaptive multiresolution speech enhancement algorithm based on wavelet transform is put forward. It can make adaptive filtering to noise speech both at scales and among scales. So that the noise parts during the frequency intervals which decrease hearing quality mostly are reduced efficiently. Both the SNR and subject hearing quality of denoised speech are high and good.

Method of Infrared Image Enhancement Based on Stationary Wavelet Transform

Aiming at the problem,i.e.infrared images own the characters of bad contrast ratio and fuzzy edges,a method to enhance the contrast of infrared image is given,which is based on stationary wavelet transform.After making stationary wavelet transform to an infrared image,denoising is done by the proposed method of double-threshold shrinkage in detail coefficient matrixes that have high noisy intensity.For the approximation coefficient matrix with low noisy intensity,enhancement is done by the proposed method based on histogram.The enhanced image can be got by wavelet coefficient reconstruction.Furthermore,an evaluation criterion of enhancement performance is introduced.The results show that this algorithm ensures target enhancement and restrains additive Gauss white noise effectively.At the same time,its amount of calculation is small and operation speed is fast.

Research on Wavelet-Based Algorithm for Image Contrast Enhancement

A novel wavelet-based algorithm for image enhancement is proposed in the paper. On the basis of multiscale analysis, the proposed algorithm solves efficiently the problem of noise over-enhancement, which commonly occurs in the traditional methods for contrast enhancement. The decomposed coefficients at same scales are processed by a nonlinear method, and the coefficients at different scales are enhanced in different degree. During the procedure, the method takes full advantage of the properties of Human visual system so as to achieve better performance. The simulations demonstrate that these characters of the proposed approach enable it to fully enhance the content in images, to efficiently alleviate the enhancement of noise and to achieve much better enhancement effect than the traditional approaches. Key words wavelet transform - image contrast enhancement - multiscale analysis CLC number TP 391 Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (69931010)Biography: Wu Ying-qian (1974-), male, Ph. D, research direction: image processing, image compression and wavelet.

WavEnhancer: Unifying Wavelet and Transformer for Image Enhancement

Image enhancement is a widely used technique in digital image processing that aims to improve image aesthetics and visual quality. However, traditional methods of enhancement based on pixel-level or global-level modifications have limited effectiveness. Recently, as learning-based techniques gain popularity, various studies are now focusing on utilizing networks for image enhancement. However, these techniques often fail to optimize image frequency domains. This study addresses this gap by introducing a transformer-based model for improving images in the wavelet domain. The proposed model refines various frequency bands of an image and prioritizes local details and high-level features. Consequently, the proposed technique produces superior enhancement results. The proposed model’s performance was assessed through comprehensive benchmark evaluations, and the results suggest it outperforms the state-of-the-art techniques.

Mammogram Enhancement Using Lifting Dyadic Wavelet Transform and Normalized Tsallis Entropy

In this paper, we present a new technique for mammogram enhancement using fast dyadic wavelet transform （FDyWT） based on lifted spline dyadic wavelets and normalized Tsallis entropy. First, a mammogram image is decom- posed into a multiscale hierarchy of low-subband and high-subband images using FDyWT. Then noise is suppressed using normalized Tsallis entropy of the local variance of the modulus of oriented high-subband images. After that, the wavelet coefficients of high-subbands are modified using a non-linear operator and finally the low-subband image at the first scale is modified with power law transformation to suppress background. Though FDyWT is shift-invariant and has better poten- tial for detecting singularities like edges, its performance depends on the choice of dyadic wavclcts. On the other hand, the nulnber of vanishing moments is an important characteristic of dyadic wavelets for singularity analysis because it provides an upper bound measurement for singularity characterization. Using lifting dyadic schemes, we construct lifted spline dyadic wavelets of different degrees with increased number of vanishing moments. We also examine the effect of these wavelets on mammogram enhancement. The method is tested on mammogram images, taken from MIAS （Mammographic Image Analysis Society） database, having various background tissue types and containing different abnormalities. The comparison with tile state-of-the-art contrast enhancement methods reveals that the proposed method performs better and the difference is statistically significant.

A Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform-Based Model for Low-Illumination Image Enhancement

Image enhancement is a monumental task in the field of computer vision and image processing.Existing methods are insufficient for preserving naturalness and minimizing noise in images.This article discusses a technique that is based on wavelets for optimizing images taken in low-light.First,the V channel is created by mapping an image’s RGB channel to the HSV color space.Second,the acquired V channel is decomposed using the dual-tree complex wavelet transform(DT-CWT)in order to recover the concentrated information within its high and low-frequency subbands.Thirdly,an adaptive illumination boost technique is used to enhance the visibility of a low-frequency component.Simultaneously,anisotropic diffusion is used to mitigate the high-frequency component’s noise impact.To improve the results,the image is reconstructed using an inverse DT-CWT and then converted to RGB space using the newly calculated V.Additionally,images are white-balanced to remove color casts.Experiments demonstrate that the proposed approach significantly improves outcomes and outperforms previously reported methods in general.

Low-light image enhancement based on Retinex theory and dual-tree complex wavelet transform

In order to enhance the contrast of low-light images and reduce noise in them, we propose an image enhancement method based on Retinex theory and dual-tree complex wavelet transform(DT-CWT). The method first converts an image from the RGB color space to the HSV color space and decomposes the V-channel by dual-tree complex wavelet transform. Next, an improved local adaptive tone mapping method is applied to process the low frequency components of the image, and a soft threshold denoising algorithm is used to denoise the high frequency components of the image. Then, the V-channel is rebuilt and the contrast is adjusted using white balance method. Finally, the processed image is converted back into the RGB color space as the enhanced result. Experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively improve the performance in terms of contrast enhancement, noise reduction and color reproduction.

A New Method of CT Medical Images Contrast Enhancement

A new method of contrast enhancement is proposed in the paper using multiscale edge representation of images, and is applied to the field of CT medical image processing. Comparing to the traditional Window technique, our method is adaptive and meets the demand of radiology clinics more better. The clinical experiment results show the practicality and the potential applied value of our method in the field of CT medical images contrast enhancement.

Vision Enhancement Technology of Drivers Based on Image Fusion

The rise of urban traffic flow highlights the growing importance of traffic safety.In order to reduce the occurrence rate of traffic accidents,and improve front vision information of vehicle drivers,the method to improve visual information of the vehicle driver in low visibility conditions is put forward based on infrared and visible image fusion technique.The wavelet image confusion algorithm is adopted to decompose the image into low-frequency approximation components and high-frequency detail components.Low-frequency component contains information representing gray value differences.High-frequency component contains the detail information of the image,which is frequently represented by gray standard deviation to assess image quality.To extract feature information of low-frequency component and high-frequency component with different emphases,different fusion operators are used separately by low-frequency and high-frequency components.In the processing of low-frequency component,the fusion rule of weighted regional energy proportion is adopted to improve the brightness of the image,and the fusion rule of weighted regional proportion of standard deviation is used in all the three high-frequency components to enhance the image contrast.The experiments on image fusion of infrared and visible light demonstrate that this image fusion method can effectively improve the image brightness and contrast,and it is suitable for vision enhancement of the low-visibility images.

Comparative analysis of different methods for image enhancement

Image enhancement technology plays a very important role to improve image quality in image processing. By enhancing some information and restraining other information selectively, it can improve image visual effect. The objective of this work is to implement the image enhancement to gray scale images using different techniques. After the fundamental methods of image enhancement processing are demonstrated, image enhancement algorithms based on space and frequency domains are systematically investigated and compared. The advantage and defect of the above-mentioned algorithms are analyzed. The algorithms of wavelet based image enhancement are also deduced and generalized. Wavelet transform modulus maxima(WTMM) is a method for detecting the fractal dimension of a signal, it is well used for image enhancement. The image techniques are compared by using the mean(μ),standard deviation(?), mean square error(MSE) and PSNR(peak signal to noise ratio). A group of experimental results demonstrate that the image enhancement algorithm based on wavelet transform is effective for image de-noising and enhancement. Wavelet transform modulus maxima method is one of the best methods for image enhancement.

A NEW SPEECH ENHANCEMENT METHOD

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Selective image enhancement method for low energy target information area

A selective subband enhancement method based on biorthogonal wavelet base is proposed. This novel image enhancement method is just for those images in which the energy of target information area is relatively lower. It includes two parts: one is enhancing the low frequency subband by wavelet decomposition and the other is building a new criterion based on entropy window to image evaluation. Experimental results show that this new scheme may result in a perfect image processing.

Using of Color Model and Contrast Variation in Wavelet Ideology for Study <i>Megaloblastic Anemia Cells</i>

Processing and analyzing of medical images is one of the priority research areas. At the same time, the processing of images of cells occupies a special place. This is due to the fact that such studies allow for a comprehensive diagnosis of the state of human health, identify and prevent the development of diseases in the early stages. We investigate the effectiveness of using wavelet analysis in color models, taking into account the preliminary change in the contrast of the input image. We consider the HSV color model and the image contrast modification procedure, which is based on the histogram change in the specified range with gamma correction. As a criterion for choosing parameters for changing the contrast of the image, we consider the entropy of the image. We also showed the advisability of using the value of the entropy index for the subsequent improvement of image analysis based on the wavelet ideology. We examined the general sequence of action for the analysis of image of megaloblastic anemia cells. This sequence is based on the choice of parameters for changing the contrast of the image and application of wavelet ideology.

基于二代curvelet与wavelet变换的自适应图像融合

针对同一场景红外图像与可见光图像的融合问题,提出了一种基于二代curvelet与wavelet变换的自适应图像融合算法。首先对源图像进行快速离散curvelet变换,得到不同尺度与方向下的粗尺度系数和细尺度系数;根据红外图像与可见光图像的不同物理特性以及人类视觉系统特性,对不同尺度与方向下的粗尺度系数和细尺度系数采用基于离散小波变换的图像融合方法,在小波域中,对低频系数采用基于红外图像与可见光图像的不同物理特性的自适应融合规则,对高频系数采用基于邻域方向对比度与局部区域匹配度相结合的自适应融合规则,然后进行小波逆变换得到融合的curvelet系数;最后,进行快速离散curvelet逆变换得到融合图像。实验结果表明,该方法能够更加有效、准确地提取图像中的特征,是一种有效可行的图像融合算法。

Enhancement of Biomass Material Characterization Images Using an Improved U-Net

For scanning electronmicroscopes with high resolution and a strong electric field,biomass materials under observation are prone to radiation damage from the electron beam.This results in blurred or non-viable images,which affect further observation of material microscopic morphology and characterization.Restoring blurred images to their original sharpness is still a challenging problem in image processing.Traditionalmethods can’t effectively separate image context dependency and texture information,affect the effect of image enhancement and deblurring,and are prone to gradient disappearance during model training,resulting in great difficulty in model training.In this paper,we propose the use of an improvedU-Net(U-shapedConvolutional Neural Network)to achieve image enhancement for biomass material characterization and restore blurred images to their original sharpness.The main work is as follows:use of depthwise separable convolution instead of standard convolution in U-Net to reduce model computation effort and parameters;embedding wavelet transform into the U-Net structure to separate image context and texture information,thereby improving image reconstruction quality;using dense multi-receptive field channel modules to extract image detail information,thereby better transmitting the image features and network gradients,and reduce the difficulty of training.The experiments show that the improved U-Net model proposed in this paper is suitable and effective for enhanced deblurring of biomass material characterization images.The PSNR(Peak Signal-to-noise Ratio)and SSIM(Structural Similarity)are enhanced as well.

级联离散小波多频带分解注意力图像去噪方法

针对图像去噪网络中下采样导致高频信息损失和细节保留能力差的问题,设计了一种级联离散小波多频带分解注意力图像去噪网络。其中多尺度级联离散小波变换结构将原始图像分解为多个尺度下的高低频子带来代替传统下采样,能减少高频信息损失。多频带特征增强模块使用不同尺度的卷积核并行处理高低频特征,在子网络每一级下重复使用两次,可增强全局和局部的关键特征信息。多频带分解注意力模块通过注意力评估纹理细节成分的重要性并加权不同频带的细节特征,有助于多频带特征增强模块更好地区分噪声和边缘细节。多频带选择特征融合模块融合多尺度多频带特征增强选择性特征,提高模型对于不同尺度噪声的去除能力。在SIDD和DND数据集上,所提方法的PSNR/SSIM指标分别达到了39.35 dB/0.918、39.72 dB/0.955。实验结果表明,该方法的性能优于主流去噪方法,同时具有更清晰的纹理细节和边缘等视觉效果。