Novel Bayesian multiscale method for speckle removal in medical ultrasound images.

A novel speckle suppression method for medical ultrasound images is presented. First, the logarithmic transform of the original image is analyzed into the multiscale wavelet domain. The authors show that the subband decompositions of ultrasound images have significantly non-Gaussian statistics that...

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Published in:	IEEE Transactions on medical imaging 20, 8 (2001).
Main Author:	Achim, A.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Bayesian multiscale method. Alpha-stable model. Blind noise-removal processor. Hard thresholding methods. Heavy-tailed distributions families. Medical diagnostic imaging. Medical ultrasound images. Multiscale wavelet domain. Nonlinear operation. Original image logarithmic transform. Performance improvement quantification. Significantly non-Gaussian statistics. Soft thresholding methods. Speckle removal.