BDNet: A Real-Time Biomedical Image Denoising Network with Gradient Information Enhancement Loss

Biomedical imaging plays a critical role in medical diagnostics and research, yet image noise remains a significant challenge that hinders accurate analysis. To address this issue, we propose BDNet, a real-time biomedical image denoising network optimized for enhancing gradient and high-frequency information while effectively suppressing noise. The network adopts a lightweight U-Net-inspired encoder-decoder architecture, incorporating a Convolutional Block Attention Module at the bottleneck to refine spatial and channel-wise feature extraction. A novel gradient-based loss function-combining Sobel operator-derived gradient loss with L1, L2, and LSSIM losses-ensures faithful preservation of fine structural details. Extensive experiments on the Fluorescence Microscopy Denoising (FMD) dataset demonstrate that BDNet achieves state-of-the-art performance across multiple metrics, including PSNR, RMSE, SSIM, and LPIPS, outperforming both convolutional and Transformer-based models in accuracy and efficiency. With its superior denoising capability and real-time inference speed, BDNet provides an effective and practical solution for improving biomedical image quality, particularly in fluorescence microscopy applications.