Image signal-to-noise ratio estimation using Shape-Preserving Piecewise Cubic Hermite Autoregressive Moving Average model

We propose to cascade the Shape-Preserving Piecewise Cubic Hermite model with the Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) interpolator; we call this technique the Shape-Preserving Piecewise Cubic Hermite Autoregressive Moving Average (SP2CHARMA) model. In a few test cases involving different images, th...

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Main Authors: Sim, Kok Swee, Wee, M. Y., LIM, W. K.
Format: Article
Published: WILEY-LISS, DIV JOHN WILEY & SONS INC 2008
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Online Access:http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2191/
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Summary:We propose to cascade the Shape-Preserving Piecewise Cubic Hermite model with the Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) interpolator; we call this technique the Shape-Preserving Piecewise Cubic Hermite Autoregressive Moving Average (SP2CHARMA) model. In a few test cases involving different images, this model is found to deliver an optimum solution for signal to noise ratio (SNR) estimation problems under different noise environments. The performance of the proposed estimator is compared with two existing methods: the autoregressive-based and autoregressive moving average estimators. Being more robust with noise, the SP2CHARMA. estimator has efficiency that is significantly greater than those of the two methods. Microsc. Res. Tech. 71:710-720, 2008. (C) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.