Title
Total Generalized Variation Based Denoising Models for Ultrasound Images.
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce a class of variational models for the restoration of ultrasound images corrupted by noise. The proposed models involve the convex or nonconvex total generalized variation regularization. The total generalized variation regularization ameliorates the staircasing artifacts that appear in the restored images of total variation based models. Incorporating total generalized variation regularization with nonconvexity helps preserve edges in the restored images. To realize the proposed convex model, we adopt the alternating direction method of multipliers, and the iteratively reweighted $$\\ell _1$$ℓ1 algorithm is employed to handle the nonconvex model. These methods result in fast and efficient optimization algorithms for solving our models. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the proposed models are superior to other state-of-the-art models.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1007/s10915-017-0357-3
J. Sci. Comput.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Ultrasound image denoising, Total generalized variation, Nonconvex regularization, Alternating direction method of multipliers, Iteratively reweighted algorithm
Noise reduction,Mathematical optimization,Regular polygon,Regularization (mathematics),Total variation denoising,Optimization algorithm,Total generalized variation,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
72
1
1573-7691
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.39
30
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Myeongmin Kang1294.54
Myungjoo Kang233252.48
Miyoun Jung312510.72