Noise Reduction with Edge Preservation by Multiscale Analysis of Medical X-Ray Image Sequences
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Real-time visualization of digital X-ray image sequences requires the reduction of severe noise while preserving diagnostic details. We introduce a noise reduction method for X-ray image sequences using products of Laplacian pyramid coefficients. The method features SNR improvement comparable to the Wiener filter, however, being superior in the preservation of fine structures and generating a more stable image impression in sequences.
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