From Patches to Deep Learning: Combining Self-Similarity and Neural Networks for Sar Image Despeckling

Speckle reduction has benefited from the recent progress in image processing, in particular patch-based non-local filtering and deep learning techniques. These two families of methods offer complementary characteristics but have not yet been combined. We explore strategies to make the most of each approach.

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