Iterative block-median pyramid transform-based denoising

A nonlinear block-median pyramidal transform has been proposed. This transform is based on the iterative application of the median operation and linear Lagrange interpolation. The probability distribution of the transform coefficients has been analytically derived for i.i.d. input signals. The results of this statistical analysis are used for selecting the thresholds for denoising applications. Numerical simulation results are presented.

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