DocumentCode
2479622
Title
Wavelet based methods for speckle reduction in ultrasound images
Author
Andria, G. ; Attivissimo, F. ; Lanzolla, A.M.L. ; Savino, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electrics & Electron. (DEE), Polytech. of Bari, Bari, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
13-16 May 2012
Firstpage
1722
Lastpage
1725
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of different noise reduction filters on ultrasound images. In particular two denoising filters based on thresholding and wavelet coefficients are proposed. Simulation results show that the techniques developed increase the image quality and then allow a more accurate diagnosis.
Keywords
biomedical ultrasonics; filtering theory; image denoising; ultrasonic imaging; denoising filter; image quality; noise reduction filters; speckle reduction; thresholding coefficient; ultrasound image; wavelet based methods; wavelet coefficient; Biomedical imaging; Noise; Noise measurement; Noise reduction; Speckle; Ultrasonic imaging; Wavelet transforms; Filter noise; Imaging; Scattering; Speckle; Wavelet Transform;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Graz
ISSN
1091-5281
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1773-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229347
Filename
6229347
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