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Real-time visualization of digital X-ray image sequences requires the reduction of severe noise while preserving diagnostic details. We introduce a noise reduction method for X-ray image sequences using products of Laplacian pyramid coefficients. The method features SNR improvement comparable to the Wiener filter, however, being superior in the preservation of fine structures and generating a more stable image impression in sequences.
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Hensel, M., Brummund, U., Pralow, T., Grigat, RR. (2005). Noise Reduction with Edge Preservation by Multiscale Analysis of Medical X-Ray Image Sequences. In: Meinzer, HP., Handels, H., Horsch, A., Tolxdorff, T. (eds) Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2005. Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26431-0_12
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