The Cubic Unsharp Masking method is introduced in this paper. It is demonstrated, through both a statistical study and some computer simulations, that the proposed method has a much reduced noise sensitivity with respect to the linear unsharp masking technique and it permits to obtain perceptually pleasant results. The proposed operator also compares favourably with other algorithms which recen...

In this paper we propose an improved unsharp masking algorithm. Contrast enhancement and image sharpness is required in many applications. Unsharp masking is a classical tool for sharpening an image. Unsharp masking algorithm is used for the exploratory data model as a unified framework. Proposed algorithms have three issues: 1) Contrast is increased and image is sharp by means of individual tr...

Recent NICMOS observations of the central regions of nearby barred galaxies, NGC5383, NGC1530 and NGC1667 by Regan, Sheth and Mulchaey (1999), all show, in the unsharp mask map, a pair of distinct trailing spirals which can be followed all the way to the center. This result is in apparent conflict with the density wave theory. In this report, we argue that this difficulty may be removed if we t...

This paper presents a method to suppress the bias artifact, also known as RF-inhomogeneity, in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). This artifact produces illumination variations due to magnetic field fluctuations of the device. In the latest years many works have been devoted to face this problem. In this work we present the 3D version of a new approach to bias correction, which is called Exponen...

In this paper, we present an Unsharp Masking-based approach for edge enhancing for TV application. The proposed scheme enhances the true details, limits the overshoot near sharp edges and attenuates the temporal artifacts which are visible in an image sequence. Simulations show that the processed sequence presents sharp edges which make it more pleasant to the human eye. Moreover, the amount of...

This paper presents an evaluation of various unsharp masking techniques for enhancement of Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) images. Both the linear and non-linear unsharp masking techniques are tested for contrast enhancement of continuous wave EMR images. In vivo EMR renal images as well as leg-tumor images of a mouse are used as test images. Both visual appearance as well as Signal to Noise ...

Document image sweetening is to focus on the texts, handwritten characters and images in the Document. Problem with most of the document image analysis system is images with low contrast not able to produced optimal results. In this paper, a steerable filters based fuzzy unsharp masking algorithmic rule is given to improve the contrast of the document image. In this method we introduce the fuzz...

Palm lines include principal lines and wrinkles, which can uniquely describe an individual palmprint. On motive of palmprint image enhancement is to highlight palm lines. In this paper, a steerable filters based fuzzy unsharp masking algorithm is presented to enhance the contrast of a palmprint image. This method introduces the fuzzy set theory into the unsharp masking scheme. Moreover, in the ...

In this paper, we present an unsharp masking-based approach for noise smoothing and edge enhancing in multichannel images. The proposed structure is similar to the conventional unsharp masking structure, however, the enhancement is allowed only in the direction of maximal change and the enhancement parameter is computed as a nonlinear function of the rate of change. The proposed scheme enhances...