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Deep unfolding algorithm for efficient image denoising under varying noise conditions

US10043243B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2016
Grant dateAug 7, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20084
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for denoising image data includes a computer system receiving an input image comprising noisy image data and denoising the input image using a deep multi-scale network comprising a plurality of multi-scale networks sequentially connected. Each respective multi-scale network performs a denoising process which includes dividing the input image into a plurality of image patches and denoising those image patches over multiple levels of decomposition using a threshold-based denoising process. The threshold-based denoising process denoises each respective image patch using a threshold which is scaled according to an estimation of noise present in the respective image patch. The noising process further comprises the assembly of a denoised image by averaging over the image patches.

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