Image Denoising Combining the P-M Model and the LLT Model

Qian Yang

School of Mathematical Science, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jcc.2015.310003                

Abstract

In this paper, we present a noise removal technique by combining the P-M model with the LLT model. The combined technique takes full use of the advantage of both filters which is able to preserve edges and simultaneously overcomes the staircase effect. We use a weighting function in our model, and compare this model with the P-M model as well as other fourth-order functional both in theory and numerical experiment.

Keywords

P-M Model, LLT Model, Fourth-Order PDEs, Combination, Image Denoising

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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