Subspace-based technique for speckle noise reduction in ultrasound images

• Main Authors: Yahya, Norashikin, Kamel , Nidal, Malik, Aamir Saeed
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11419/1/Subspace-based%20technique%20for%20speckle%20noise%20reduction%20in%20ultrasound%20images%20-%20Paper_BioMedCentral.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11419/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Background and purpose Ultrasound imaging is a very essential technique in medical diagnosis due to its being safe, economical and non-invasive nature. Despite its popularity, the US images, however, are corrupted with speckle noise, which reduces US images qualities, hampering image interpretation...