Removing noise and preserving details with relaxed median filters

被引:104
作者
Ben Hamza, A [1 ]
Luque-Escamilla, PL
Martínez-Aroza, J
Román-Roldán, R
机构
[1] Univ Granada, Dept Matemat Aplicada, E-18071 Granada, Spain
[2] Univ Jaen, Dept Ingn Mecan & Minera, Jaen, Spain
[3] Univ Granada, Dept Fis Aplicada, E-18071 Granada, Spain
关键词
median type-filters; statistical properties; nonlinear filtering;
D O I
10.1023/A:1008395514426
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
In this paper, a median based filter called relaxed median filter is proposed. The filter is obtained by relaxing the order statistic for pixel substitution. Noise attenuation properties as well as edge and line preservation are analyzed statistically. The trade-off between noise elimination and detail preservation is widely analyzed. It is shown that relaxed median filters preserve details better than the standard median filter, and remove noise better than other median type filters.
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页码:161 / 177
页数:17
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