Wavelet-based image denoising using variance field diffusion

Abstract Wavelet shrinkage is an image restoration technique based on the concept of thresholding the wavelet coefficients. The key challenge of wavelet shrinkage is to find an appropriate threshold value, which is typically controlled by the signal variance. To tackle this challenge, a new image restoration approach is proposed in this paper by using a variance field diffusion, which can provide more accurate variance estimation. Experimental results are provided to demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed approach.

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