一种无参考型模糊图像质量评价方法

图像的边缘信息是人眼观察和识别物体的重要特征,根据模糊图像相对于清晰图像其边缘特征发生较大变化的特点,提出了一种基于边缘锐度的无参考模糊图像质量评价方法。首先,通过文中所示方法寻找图像中的所有阶跃边缘;其次,根据一些原则选择合适的部分边缘;最终,计算这些合适边缘的锐利程度作为图像的模糊度评价依据。实验结果表明,该方法相比于全参考模型SSIM能够更好地评价高斯模糊、离焦模糊等模糊类型图像,与主观评价结构相关性强,更符合人眼视觉系统特性,并且易于实现。     

基于模糊集的自适应红外图像边缘锐化算法

针对红外图像边缘模糊和非均匀性噪音强的特点,提出了一种基于模糊集的自适应红外图像边缘锐化方法.针对图像边缘细节和噪音难以表示和区分的特点,分别建立噪音、弱边缘和强边缘的模糊特征隶属度函数,并且提取图像信息自适应调整隶属度函数;通过隶属度函数将图像映射到模糊特征平面,由模糊特征平面控制图像边缘锐化系数.该方法不仅能够锐化红外图像边缘,而且改善了传统边缘锐化算法对图像噪音放大的缺点,避免了对强边缘的过渡增强导致图像出现过增强现象,改善了图像质量.     

基于边缘的SSIM图像质量客观评价方法

在图像处理领域中,准确判断所处理图像的质量是一项关键技术.本文在基于结构相似度的图像质量评价方法的基础上,考虑了边缘信息对人眼感知结构的重要性,提出了基于边缘结构相似度的图像质量评价方法.实验中,对实验图像进行客观指标的提取与计算,最后统计分析实验数据.结果表明,该方法对图像质量的评价结果优于基于结构相似度的图像质量评价方法,能够正确反映图像质量且更加符合人眼的主观感受.     

结合视觉注意力机制和图像锐度的无参图像质量评价方法

针对模糊图像的质量评价,提出一种新的无参图像质量评价方法,该方法结合了自底向上的视觉注意力机制和自顶向下的图像锐度评价标准。根据人眼视觉注意力机制模型,分别计算颜色、亮度和方向显著度图像,通过竞争机制得到人眼优先关注的区域; 利用无参图像锐度评价方法分别对优先关注的区域及背景区域进行评价,综合2个区域的评价结果得到最终的图像质量评价指标。利用该方法分别对相向运动过程中所产生的模糊图像和图像质量评价Live数据库中的高斯模糊图像进行了评价,结果表明:针对两类图像的评价结果与主观评价结果的相关系数均较高,其中,针对相向运动模糊图像的主客观评价结果的相关系数达到0.98。该方法能够胜任对模糊图像的客观质量评价。     

可见光与红外彩色融合图像感知清晰度评价模型

提出了感知清晰度评价模型,来评价人眼对红外与可见光彩色融合图像细节和边缘的可辨识度。首先,利用人眼对比度敏感函数模型,抑制在特定观察条件下图像中人眼不敏感的频率成分。之后,在局部频带对比度模型基础上,结合人眼亮度掩模特性构造了感知对比度模型。最后,计算融合图像人眼兴趣区域(细节和边缘区域)的感知对比度,进而评价融合图像的感知清晰度。实验结果表明,与现有的五种彩色图像清晰(模糊)度的客观评价模型相比,考虑人眼视觉特性感知清晰度模型的计算结果与人眼主观感受具有较好的一致性,可以有效地对彩色融合图像清晰度进行客观评价。     

工业CT图像处理系统的优化

 为了提高工业CT图像处理系统的处理效率,对其边缘连接和直线拟合方法进行了优化研究。对于边缘连接,根据边缘间隙大小决定连接方式：对小间隙直接用直线填充;对较大的间隙,采用基于模糊判决的边缘连接法计算边缘间总隶属度最大的一条路径,并将其填充。对于直线拟合,先用二元素特征点法提取轮廓特征点,再采用改进的集合求交直线识别方法将特征点间的线段拟合。通过实例验证了优化方法的正确性。     

基于多特征和FCM的图像边缘检测方法

提出了一种新的基于多特征和FCM的边缘检测算法.该方法根据边缘点附近灰度分布特点构造了多个反映边缘特性的特征分量,并利用输入图像提取该组特征分量,组成一个反映图像边缘特征的数据集.用FCM聚类算法将该数据集分为两类,即边缘点数据和非边缘点数据,实现边缘检测.该方法无需确定阈值,对弱边缘检测较敏感,在特征的选取上充分考虑了边缘和噪声的本质区别,因而具有优异的抗噪性能.     

基于感知对比度的图像清晰度客观评价模型

图像清晰度是评价图像质量时常用的指标之一。现有的清晰度评价模型未能充分考虑人眼视觉的亮度掩盖特性。为此,在均方根对比度基础上,考虑人眼亮度掩盖特性,通过计算图像中人眼感兴趣区域(包含细节、边缘和纹理)的感知对比度构造一种无参考的图像清晰度客观评价模型。并利用IVC数据库来验证模型,结果表明,与已有的4种清晰(模糊)度评价模型相比,该模型的评价结果更接近人眼主观感受,且计算量小,运算耗时短,是一种简单有效的图像清晰度评价模型。     

多信息融合的模糊边缘检测技术

提出了一种有效的模糊边缘检测算法，与传统的单纯基于图像增强技术的模糊边缘检测算法不同，此算法采用像素点的多种信息作为边缘检测的特征信息，利用模糊逻辑对这些信息进行综合，使边缘检测器输出的边缘信息更加完善且有效.实验表明，对于处理实际工作环境中的高噪图像的边缘检测问题，此算法是一种实用而有效的方法. 关键词： 边缘检测 模糊算法 融合     

不同模糊尺度下运动模糊方向的鉴别

为了有效减弱高动态环境对图像采集的干扰,利用模糊图像的频谱特性,提出了一种适合不同模糊尺度的运动模糊方向估计方法。该方法对比不同模糊尺度图像频谱中心亮条纹边缘特征的差别,通过计算其曲率半径实现不同模糊尺度图像的量化鉴别,在确定图像模糊尺度的大小之后,分别利用倒频谱、二次傅氏变换对模糊图像频谱中心亮线特征进行提取,考虑图像高宽比、中心十字亮线的不利影响,在二值化处理的基础上剔除十字亮线,通过亮线特征点直线拟合完成模糊方向估计。实验结果表明,该算法能够有效鉴别不同模糊尺度的运动模糊方向,估计精度较其他同类算法更高,相对误差率均小于0.02。     

一种快速的图像边缘精确提取算法

图像边缘检测是图像处理与分析中最基础的内容之一。现有的边缘检测算法存在检测精度低、抗噪性能差、处理速度慢等缺点。针对这些问题,提出了一种快速图像边缘检测算法。通过基于图像边缘信息的阈值分割,能快速地提取出图像的边缘轮廓,通过对其进行中心细化,可达到对物体边缘精确定位的目的。仿真实验证明,该算法在滤除图像噪声、保留细节边缘、细化边缘宽度和保持边缘连通性方面都获得了不错的效果,并且运算量小,既适用于对视频图像的实时处理,也适用于对图像中的隐蔽目标特征的提取和分析。     

Defects’ geometric feature recognition based on infrared image edge detection

Edge detection is an important technology in image segmentation, feature extraction and other digital image processing areas. Boundary contains a wealth of information in the image, so to extract defects’ edges in infrared images effectively enables the identification of defects’ geometric features. This paper analyzed the detection effect of classic edge detection operators, and proposed fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering-Canny operator algorithm to achieve defects’ edges in the infrared images. Results show that the proposed algorithm has better effect than the classic edge detection operators, which can identify the defects’ geometric feature much more completely and clearly. The defects’ diameters have been calculated based on the image edge detection results.     

基于深度优先遍历的图像边缘检测方法

图像边缘识别是图像处理的重要组成。提出一种基于深度优先遍历的梯度分割算法,这种算法首先构造像素点的数据结构,然后从图像任意点出发,估算该点附近的像素点并获取梯度值,如果该点满足边缘点的特征,则从该点出发深度遍历寻找垂直于梯度方向上的边缘点,并标记访问过的点。如果该方向上没有满足条件的点则回退,从某个具有仅次于最大梯度值的方向继续遍历,并标记开始遍历的点为角点,直至遍历全图。该算法将图像的边缘点和角点明显地分割出来,便于识别,对带有不同类型的噪声图像进行处理也可取得较满意效果。     

彩色图像边缘检测及其在图像融合中的应用

提出了一种新的基于小波变换的彩色图像边缘检测方法,运用噪声和微弱边缘的识别以及动态双域值的选取,使得检测出来的边缘定位精度高,抑制噪声性能好。利用基于区域特征的信息融合策略,比较待融合图像的边缘点的值和区域能量特征值,选择特征突出者对应的原始图像区域组成融合结果。实验结果表明,该算法可以良好地保留两幅图像的细节信息,得到高质量的融合图像。     

基于自适应平台阈值和拉普拉斯变换的红外图像增强

针对红外图像对比度低和边缘模糊的特点,提出了一种结合自适应平台直方图均衡化和拉普拉斯变换的方法。采用双数字信号处理器（DSP）并行处理,其中一片DSP采用自适应平台直方图均衡化的方法获得对比度增强后的图像;另一片DSP则进行拉普拉斯变换获得原始图像的边缘图像;最后由第二片DSP完成两幅图像按系数相乘后的叠加融合。实验结果表明：该算法增强效果和实时性较好,处理频率可达50 Hz,既提高了图像对比度又清晰了图像边缘,是提高图像对比度和边缘清晰度的高效算法。     

Edge-enhanced spatiotemporal constrained reconstruction of undersampled dynamic contrast-enhanced radial MRI

Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique used to study and track contrast kinetics in an area of interest in the body over time. Reconstruction of images with high contrast and sharp edges from undersampled data is a challenge. While good results have been reported using a radial acquisition and a spatiotemporal constrained reconstruction (STCR) method, we propose improvements from using spatially adaptive weighting and an additional edge-based constraint. The new method uses intensity gradients from a sliding window reference image to improve the sharpness of edges in the reconstructed image. The method was tested on eight radial cardiac perfusion data sets with 24 rays and compared to the STCR method. The reconstructions showed that the new method, termed edge-enhanced spatiotemporal constrained reconstruction, was able to reconstruct images with sharper edges, and there were a 36%±13.7% increase in contrast-to-noise ratio and a 24%±11% increase in contrast near the edges when compared to STCR. The novelty of this paper is the combination of spatially adaptive weighting for spatial total variation (TV) constraint along with a gradient matching term to improve the sharpness of edges. The edge map from a reference image allows the reconstruction to trade-off between TV and edge enhancement, depending on the spatially varying weighting provided by the edge map.     

NeDSeM: Neutrosophy Domain-Based Segmentation Method for Malignant Melanoma Images

Skin lesion segmentation is the first and indispensable step of malignant melanoma recognition and diagnosis. At present, most of the existing skin lesions segmentation techniques often used traditional methods like optimum thresholding, etc., and deep learning methods like U-net, etc. However, the edges of skin lesions in malignant melanoma images are gradually changed in color, and this change is nonlinear. The existing methods can not effectively distinguish banded edges between lesion areas and healthy skin areas well. Aiming at the uncertainty and fuzziness of banded edges, the neutrosophic set theory is used in this paper which is better than fuzzy theory to deal with banded edge segmentation. Therefore, we proposed a neutrosophy domain-based segmentation method that contains six steps. Firstly, an image is converted into three channels and the pixel matrix of each channel is obtained. Secondly, the pixel matrixes are converted into Neutrosophic Set domain by using the neutrosophic set conversion method to express the uncertainty and fuzziness of banded edges of malignant melanoma images. Thirdly, a new Neutrosophic Entropy model is proposed to combine the three memberships according to some rules by using the transformations in the neutrosophic space to comprehensively express three memberships and highlight the banded edges of the images. Fourthly, the feature augment method is established by the difference of three components. Fifthly, the dilation is used on the neutrosophic entropy matrixes to fill in the noise region. Finally, the image that is represented by transformed matrix is segmented by the Hierarchical Gaussian Mixture Model clustering method to obtain the banded edge of the image. Qualitative and quantitative experiments are performed on malignant melanoma image dataset to evaluate the performance of the NeDSeM method. Compared with some state-of-the-art methods, our method has achieved good results in terms of performance and accuracy.     

A Transfer Learning Approach on the Optimization of Edge Detectors for Medical Images Using Particle Swarm Optimization

Edge detection is a fundamental image analysis task, as it provides insight on the content of an image. There are weaknesses in some of the edge detectors developed until now, such as disconnected edges, the impossibility to detect branching edges, or the need for a ground truth that is not always accessible. Therefore, a specialized detector that is optimized for the image particularities can help improve edge detection performance. In this paper, we apply transfer learning to optimize cellular automata (CA) rules for edge detection using particle swarm optimization (PSO). Cellular automata provide fast computation, while rule optimization provides adaptability to the properties of the target images. We use transfer learning from synthetic to medical images because expert-annotated medical data is typically difficult to obtain. We show that our method is tunable for medical images with different properties, and we show that, for more difficult edge detection tasks, batch optimization can be used to boost the quality of the edges. Our method is suitable for the identification of structures, such as cardiac cavities on medical images, and could be used as a component of an automatic radiology decision support tool.