i-manager's Journal on Image Processing (JIP)


Volume 11 Issue 2 April - June 2024

Research Paper

A Novel Method of Medical Image Fusion Using Guided Image Filter and Image Statistics

Srikanth M. V.*

Abstract

This paper proposes a technique for medical picture fusion based on the guided image filter. It utilizes guided filtering to smooth images, using texture information as guidance for the filter. Weight maps of the detail images are created through pixel weight computation based on image statistics. Finally, the source images are combined using a weighted average combining approach. The effectiveness of the proposed method is evaluated in terms of multiple quantitative image quality assessment factors and compared with several state-of-the-art image fusion algorithms. Experimental results indicate that the suggested approach for image fusion is effective.

Research Paper

AN IMPROVED TECHNIQUE FOR ENHANCEMENT OF SATELLITE IMAGE

BOGIREDDY GARI*

Abstract

In the age of artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and especially satellite imagery, are gaining widespread interest among the computer science community in their effort to give machines the ability to recognize their environment through satellite image classification. Imaging satellites provide images of Earth that are collected, analyzed, and processed for civil and military purposes. Satellite images are an important source of data captured from artificial satellites revolving around the Earth's orbit. These images are susceptible to noise and irregular illumination, which affect image quality. An improved enhancement technique is proposed in this paper to increase the visual perception of the image while preserving details. In this method, we use image processing techniques for contrast enhancement. Contrast enhancement techniques greatly support the creation of high-quality contrast images. The effectiveness of the proposed method is tested using PSNR, Entropy, and histogram analysis.