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dc.contributor.advisorStrickland, Robinen_US
dc.contributor.authorJarrett, David Ward, 1963-
dc.creatorJarrett, David Ward, 1963-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-28T10:10:33Zen
dc.date.available2013-03-28T10:10:33Zen
dc.date.issued1987en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/276599en
dc.description.abstractThe goal of digital image noise smoothing is to smooth noise in the image without smoothing edges and other high frequency information. Statistically optimal methods must use accurate statistical models of the image and noise. Subjective methods must also characterize the image. Two methods using high frequency information to augment existing noise smoothing methods are investigated: two component model (TCM) smoothing and second derivative enhancement (SDE) smoothing. TCM smoothing applies an optimal noise smoothing filter to a high frequency residual, extracted from the noisy image using a two component source model. The lower variance and increased stationarity of the residual compared to the original image increases this filters effectiveness. SDE smoothing enhances the edges of the low pass filtered noisy image with the second derivative, extracted from the noisy image. Both methods are shown to perform better than the methods they augment, through objective (statistical) and subjective (visual) comparisons.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.en_US
dc.subjectImage processing -- Digital techniques.en_US
dc.subjectImaging systems -- Image quality.en_US
dc.titleDigital image noise smoothing using high frequency informationen_US
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dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc19368839en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.identifier.proquest1332464en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b18395685en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-04-25T19:27:26Z
html.description.abstractThe goal of digital image noise smoothing is to smooth noise in the image without smoothing edges and other high frequency information. Statistically optimal methods must use accurate statistical models of the image and noise. Subjective methods must also characterize the image. Two methods using high frequency information to augment existing noise smoothing methods are investigated: two component model (TCM) smoothing and second derivative enhancement (SDE) smoothing. TCM smoothing applies an optimal noise smoothing filter to a high frequency residual, extracted from the noisy image using a two component source model. The lower variance and increased stationarity of the residual compared to the original image increases this filters effectiveness. SDE smoothing enhances the edges of the low pass filtered noisy image with the second derivative, extracted from the noisy image. Both methods are shown to perform better than the methods they augment, through objective (statistical) and subjective (visual) comparisons.


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