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Variance stabilizing transformations in patch-based bilateral filters for poisson noise image denoising.

Arnaud de Deckerk1, John Aldo Lee, Michel Verlysen

  • 1Machine Learning Group of the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. arnaud.dedecker@uclouvian.be

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
|December 8, 2009
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Summary

This study enhances medical image denoising for Poissonian noise using variance stabilizing transformations with patch-based bilateral filters. These methods improve image quality and interpretability, addressing limitations of traditional Gaussian noise assumptions.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Image Processing
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Denoising is crucial for medical image interpretability and visual quality.
  • Traditional denoising methods often assume additive, uniform Gaussian noise, which is insufficient for complex medical image noise.
  • Medical images frequently exhibit non-Gaussian noise, such as Poissonian noise, necessitating advanced denoising techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate patch-based bilateral filters for medical images corrupted by Poissonian noise.
  • To integrate variance stabilizing transformations to adapt filters for Gaussianized noise.
  • To compare the performance of these enhanced filters against classical bilateral filters.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of patch-based bilateral filters incorporating two variance stabilizing transformations.
  • Application of filters to images with Poissonian noise.
  • Comparative analysis using an artificial benchmark and a positron emission tomography (PET) image.

Main Results:

  • The proposed filters demonstrated effectiveness in denoising medical images with Poissonian noise.
  • Variance stabilizing transformations enabled successful application of bilateral filters to Gaussianized noise.
  • Experimental results validated the performance improvements over classical bilateral filtering.

Conclusions:

  • The integration of variance stabilizing transformations offers a robust approach for denoising medical images with Poissonian noise.
  • Patch-based bilateral filters enhanced with these transformations provide superior performance compared to standard methods.
  • This work contributes to more accurate and interpretable medical image analysis.