This paper presents discrete curvelet transform (DCvT) based block level handwritten script

0167-8655/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier B.V. A doi:10.1016/j.patrec.2009.10.018 * Corresponding author. Address: School of Aero Beijing 100084, China. Tel.: +86 10 62781824. E-mail address: [email protected] (J. Ma). Curvelet transform is a multiscale and multidirectional geometric wavelet transform, which is an optimal sparse representation of edges and contours of objects. In this paper,...

Current methods of fusing side-scan sonar images fail to tackle the issues shadow removal, preservation information from adjacent strip images, and maintenance image clarity contrast. To address these deficiencies, a novel curvelet-transform-based approach that integrates complementary attribute details is proposed. By capitalizing on multiple scales orientations curvelet transform its intricat...

Seismic data recovery from data with missing traces on otherwise regular acquisition grids forms a crucial step in the seismic processing flow. For instance, unsuccessful recovery leads to imaging artifacts and to erroneous predictions for the multiples, adversely affecting the performance of multiple elimination. A non-parametric transform-based recovery method is presented that exploits the c...

Current image representation schemes have limited capability of representing 2D singularities (e.g., edges in an image). Wavelet transform has better performance in representing 1D singularities than Fourier transform. Recently invented ridgelet and curvelet transform achieve better performance in resolving 2D singularities than wavelet transform. To further improve the capability of representi...

Counting people and estimating their densities over a certain area is a fundamental task for many artificial intelligence systems. In this study, sub-difference images of curvelet transform are postulated as an efficient source for effective crowd estimation features. The new algorithm is described in detail in the form of a case study conducted at the Holy Haram in Madinah. The application of ...

We propose in this paper a new deconvolution approach, which uses both the wavelet transform and the curvelet transform in order to bene2t from the advantages of each. We illustrate the results with simulations. ? 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Image retrieval is the important technique in image processing. The paper presents the robust object recognition using texture and directional feature extraction. The system proposes texture descriptors such as fast discrete Curvelet transform based entropy feature and local directional pattern. The category recognition is to classify an object into one of several predefined categories. The Fas...

the fusion of medical images is very useful for clinical application. generally, the pet image indicates the function of tissue and the mri image shows the anatomy of tissue. in this article we fused mri and pet images and the purpose is adding structural information from mri to pet image. the images decomposed with curvelet transform, and then two images fused with applying fusion rules. we us...

The prevalent cause of death in human being is brain tumor. A brain tumor is a mass or growth of anomalous cells in brain. The detection of brain tumor is difficult task. Image processing provides relevant techniques for efficient detection. In the proposed technique, first the features of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) images are extracted with curvelet transform, and then these features are...