Removal Of Random-valued Impulse Noise Research Articles

A two-stage shearlet-based approach for the removal of random-valued impulse noise in images

In this paper, we introduce a novel two-stage denoising method for the removal of random-valued impulse noise (RVIN) in images. The first stage of our algorithm applies an impulse-noise detection routine that is a refinement of the HEIND algorithm and is very accurate in identifying the location of the noisy pixels. The second stage is an image inpainting routine that is designed to restore the missing information at those pixels that have been identified during the first stage. One of the novelties of our approach is that our inpainting routine takes advantage of the shearlet representation to efficiently recover the geometry of the original image. This method is particularly effective to eliminate jagged edges and other visual artifacts that frequently affect many RVIN denoising algorithms, especially at higher noise levels. We present extensive numerical demonstrations to show that our approach is very effective to remove random-valued impulse noise without any significant loss of fine-scale detail. Our algorithm compares very favourably against state-of-the-art methods in terms of both visual quality and quantitative measurements.

Switching non-local median filter

This paper describes a novel image filtering method for removal of random-valued impulse noise superimposed on grayscale images. Generally, it is well known that switching-type median filters are effective for impulse noise removal. In this paper, we propose a more sophisticated switching-type impulse noise removal method in terms of detail-preserving performance. Specifically, the noise detector of the proposed method finds out noise-corrupted pixels by focusing attention on the difference between the value of a pixel of interest (POI) and the median of its neighboring pixel values, and on the POI’s isolation tendency from the surrounding pixels. Furthermore, the removal of the detected noise is performed by the newly proposed median filter based on non-local processing, which has superior detail-preservation capability compared to the conventional median filter. The effectiveness and the validity of the proposed method are verified by some experiments using natural grayscale images.

基于分层滤波技术的冲击噪声检测与去除算法

本文提出了一种基于分层滤波技术的图像随机值冲击噪声检测和去除算法。为了解决经典自适应中心加权中值滤波技术在较高噪声比率下漏检严重的问题，我们采取逐级设置由高到低的噪声值判决门限来层层筛选噪声，利用不同高度的门限甄别出不同信赖度的冲击噪点，同时更新已检测出的噪声点值。每一层均得到一幅中间去噪图像，并继续进行噪声点的判决，最终得到完整的噪声点空间以及终极去噪图像。通过对多幅不同噪声比率的噪声图进行图像恢复的仿真实验验证后，得出结论：本文所提算法无论在低噪声比率还是高噪声比率的情况下均能有效地检测出图像中的随机值冲击噪声，漏检和误检像素数相对较低，同时获得了较好的图像去噪效果，极大地扩展了原算法的应用范围。 In this paper, an algorithm about random-valued impulse noise detection and removal based on the hierarchical filter technology is proposed. In order to solve the problem of severe miss detection of classical adaptive center-weighted median filter in the situation of high noise ratios, we set the noise judgment thresholds from high values to low values to select noisy pixels hierarchically. The impulse noise with different reliable degrees is selected through different thresholds and at the same time the detected pixel values are updated. The interim denoised image is generated in each denoising layer and the noise detection continues in the next denoising layer. Lastly, we get all the locations of noisy pixels and the final denoised image is obtained. Extensive experimental results for different noisy images with different noise ratios show that our proposed algorithm can obtain the good performance of random-valued impulse noise detection in the situations of not only low noise ratios but also high noise ratios. The miss and false noise detection ratios are both low relatively. At the same time, the good denoised images can be obtained. Our algorithm expands the application range of the classical adaptive center-weighted median filter.

Random-valued impulse noise removal using adaptive dual threshold median filter

Noise detection and its removal is very important in the image processing. Detection of noise is very crucial and significant in random valued impulse noise because it does not hamper the image pixels uniformly. This paper presents a novel and unique concept of adaptive dual threshold for the detection of random valued impulse noise along with simple median filter at noise removal stage. Simulation results shows that an efficient noise detection leads to a superior quality of de-noised image as compared to existing adaptive threshold based image de-noising techniques. Proposed threshold computation is based on averaging of pixel values of window which enhances the PSNR of our system as compared to existing median filter based image de-noising methods.

Removal of random-valued impulse noise by local statistics

In this paper, a new method for the identification and removal of random-valued impulse noise (RVIN) from images is proposed. We propose to identify the central pixel of the current sliding window as a noisy or noise free pixel based on the similar local statistics of the current window. Our proposed RVIN identifier works in an iterative way. Pixel identified as a noisy pixel is replaced by proposed minimum difference similar value in an optimal directions. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated on different test images and compared with state-of-the-art methods. Experimental results show that the proposed method cannot only identify the impulse noise efficiently, but can also preserve the detailed information of an image.

Random-valued impulse noise removal by the adaptive switching median detectors and detail-preserving regularization

This paper firstly proposes an adaptive non-local switching median filter. Then, a two-phase scheme is presented to remove the random-valued impulse noise. In the first phase, the adaptive switching median filter or the adaptive non-local switching median filter is used to identify the pixels which are likely to be the noise candidates. In the second phase, only the noise candidates’ values are restored by a detail-preserving regularization method. Simulation results show that the proposed method is significantly superior to some of the state-of-the-art methods.

Edge-Preserving Regularized Filter with Spatial Local Outlier Measure and Q-Estimate

This paper presents an efficient random-valued impulse noise removal algorithm. The filtering process contains two phases: a detection phase followed by a filtering phase. In the detection phase, the proposed method uses the novel image statistics, the spatial local outlier measure (SLOM) and the Q-estimate, to identify impulses in a corrupted image. When the noise pixels are identified, their values are restored by an edge-preserving regularized method in the filtering phase. Extensive experimental results show that our filter provides a significant improvement over many other existing techniques.

An Efficient Denoising Architecture for Removal of Impulse Noise in Images

Images are often corrupted by impulse noise in the procedures of image acquisition and transmission. In this paper, we propose an efficient denoising scheme and its VLSI architecture for the removal of random-valued impulse noise. To achieve the goal of low cost, a low-complexity VLSI architecture is proposed. We employ a decision-tree-based impulse noise detector to detect the noisy pixels, and an edge-preserving filter to reconstruct the intensity values of noisy pixels. Furthermore, an adaptive technology is used to enhance the effects of removal of impulse noise. Our extensive experimental results demonstrate that the proposed technique can obtain better performances in terms of both quantitative evaluation and visual quality than the previous lower complexity methods. Moreover, the performance can be comparable to the higher,- complexity methods. The VLSI architecture of our design yields a processing rate of about 200 MHz by using TSMC 0.18 μm technology. Compared with the state-of-the-art techniques, this work can reduce memory storage by more than 99 percent. The design requires only low computational complexity and two line memory buffers. Its hardware cost is low and suitable to be applied to many real-time applications.

A random-valued impulse noise removal algorithm with local deviation index and edge-preserving regularization

In this paper, we present a two-phase random-valued impulse noise removal algorithm based on local deviation index (LDI) and edge-preserving regularization. In the first phase, we define an image statistic LDI. Then with image pixels’ LDI values, the outlier candidates are identified. In the second phase, the image is denoised by an edge-preserving regularization method. Extensive experimental results indicate that our method performances better than many existing filters do for its robust image restoration and accurate noise detection.

A new filter for the removal of random-valued impulse noise from highly corrupted images

In this paper, we present a new two-stage filter for the removal of random-valued impulse noise. The new filter identifies noise candidates by analyzing the amount of similar pixels in intensity value, and then reconstructs them by the total variation inpainting method. The experimental results are reported which show the efficiency of our method in removing random-valued impulse noise. Further, our filter can be used for image restoration from images damaged by the superimposed artifacts.

Random-valued impulse noise removal using fuzzy weighted non-local means

In this paper, we propose a fuzzy weighted non-local means filter for the removal of random-valued impulse noise. We introduce a new fuzzy weighting function, which can shut off the impulsive weight effectively, to the non-local means. According to the new weighting function, the more a pixel is corrupted, the less it is exploited to reconstruct image information. Experiments show that the performances of the new filter are surprisingly satisfactory in terms of both visual quality and quantitative measurement. Moreover, our filter also can be used to remove mixed Gaussian and random-valued impulse noise.

Improved decision-based detail-preserving variational method for removal of random-valued impulse noise

The authors propose an improved decision-based detail-preserving variational method (DPVM) for removal of random-valued impulse noise. In the denoising scheme, adaptive centre weighted median filter (ACWMF) is first ameliorated by employing the variable window technique to improve its detection ability in highly corrupted images. Based on the improved ACWMF, a fast iteration strategy is used to classify the noise candidates and label them with different noise marks. Then, all the noise candidates are restored one-time by weight-adjustable detail-preserving variational method. The weights between the data-fidelity term and the smooth regularisation term of the convex cost-function in DPVM are decided by the noise marks. After minimisation, the restored image is obtained. Extensive simulation results show that the proposed method outperforms some existing algorithms, both in vision and quantitative measurements. Moreover, our method is faster than some decision-based DPVM. Therefore it can be ported into practical application easily.

Random-valued impulse noise removal based on component-wise noise detector with auto-tuning function and vector median interpolation

We present a novel switching median filter for the removal of random-valued impulse noise on a color image. The present filter consists of a new noise detector with auto-tuning function, and a vector type noise remover avoiding the occurrence of the color artifacts after the noise removal. The detector has a parameter, which is automatically tuned only by using the distribution information of the noise signal without any training signals, and detects the pixel corrupted by the random-valued impulse noise with the parameter. And the detector operates in each channel independently. As a noise remover, the ordinary vector median filter is employed to interpolate only the pixel which is detected as noisy one by the detector. Through the experiments using some digital color images, the validity and the effectiveness of the present method are verified.

PDE-Based Random-Valued Impulse Noise Removal Based on New Class of Controlling Functions

This paper is concerned with partial differential equation (PDE)-based image denoising for random-valued impulse noise. We introduce the notion of ENI (the abbreviation for "edge pixels, noisy pixels, and interior pixels") that denotes the number of homogeneous pixels in a local neighborhood and is significantly different for edge pixels, noisy pixels, and interior pixels. We redefine the controlling speed function and the controlling fidelity function to depend on ENI. According to our two controlling functions, the diffusion and fidelity process at edge pixels, noisy pixels, and interior pixels can be selectively carried out. Furthermore, a class of second-order improved and edge-preserving PDE denoising models is proposed based on the two new controlling functions in order to deal with random-valued impulse noise reliably. We demonstrate the performance of the proposed PDEs via application to five standard test images, corrupted by random-valued impulse noise with various noise levels and comparison with the related second-order PDE models and the other special filtering methods for random-valued impulse noise. Our two controlling functions are extended to automatically other PDE models.

An Efficient Procedure for Removing Random-Valued Impulse Noise in Images

In this letter, we present an efficient algorithm for the removal of random-valued impulse noise from a corrupted image by using a reference image. The proposed method uses a statistic of rank-ordered relative differences to identify pixels which are likely to be corrupted by impulse noise. Once a noisy pixel is identified, its value is restored by a simple weighted mean filter. Simulation results indicate that our algorithm provides a significant improvement over many other existing techniques.

A New Directional Weighted Median Filter for Removal of Random-Valued Impulse Noise

The known median-based denoising methods tend to work well for restoring the images corrupted by random-valued impulse noise with low noise level but poorly for highly corrupted images. This letter proposes a new impulse detector, which is based on the differences between the current pixel and its neighbors aligned with four main directions. Then, we combine it with the weighted median filter to get a new directional weighted median (DWM) filter. Extensive simulations show that the proposed filter not only can provide better performance of suppressing impulse with high noise level but can preserve more detail features, even thin lines. As extended to restoring corrupted color images, this filter also performs very well