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Image restoration and contrast enhancement based on a nonlinear reaction-diffusion mathematical model and divide & conquer technique

MMC.
2021;
Volume 8, Number 3
: pp. 549–559
https://doi.org/10.23939/mmc2021.03.549
Received: March 08, 2021
Accepted: August 01, 2021

Mathematical Modeling and Computing, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 549–559 (2021)

Authors:
  1. K. Alaa
  2. M. Atounti
  3. M. Zirhem
1
Laboratory of Applied Mathematics and Information Systems, Multidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, University of Mohammed First
2
Laboratory of Applied Mathematics and Information Systems, Multidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, University of Mohammed First
3
Laboratory LAMAI, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University

In this article, we present a new algorithm for digital image processing noised by mixed Gaussian-impulse noise.  Our mathematical model is based on the divide-conquer technique coupled with a reaction-diffusion system.  We first decompose our image into low and high-frequency components by convolving each with a predefined convolutional filter.  Further, we use a simple scheme of different weights to integrate and collect these processed sub-images into a filtered image.  Finally, we apply our Reaction-Diffusion system to increase the contrast in the image.  A number of experimental results are described to illustrate the performance of our algorithm and show that it is very effective in eliminating mixed Gaussian-impulse noise, increasing the contrast of the image and preserving the edges.

reaction-diffusion
image processing
mixed Gaussian-impulse noise
divide and conquer technique
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