A review of wavelet denoising in medical imaging

Abstract

In this tutorial, we review recent wavelet denoising techniques for medical ultrasound and for magnetic resonance images. We evaluate their implementation via MATLAB package and discuss their performances in terms of SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) or PSNR (peak signal-to-noise ratio) and visual aspects of image quality. Image denoising using wavelet-based multiresolution analysis requires a delicate compromise between noise reduction and preserving significant image details. Hence, some subtleties associated with these denoising techniques will be explained in detail.