Patch-Based Video Denoising With Optical Flow Estimation

IEEE Trans Image Process. 2016 Jun;25(6):2573-2586. doi: 10.1109/TIP.2016.2551639. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Abstract

A novel image sequence denoising algorithm is presented. The proposed approach takes advantage of the self-similarity and redundancy of adjacent frames. The algorithm is inspired by fusion algorithms, and as the number of frames increases, it tends to a pure temporal average. The use of motion compensation by regularized optical flow methods permits robust patch comparison in a spatiotemporal volume. The use of principal component analysis ensures the correct preservation of fine texture and details. An extensive comparison with the state-of-the-art methods illustrates the superior performance of the proposed approach, with improved texture and detail reconstruction.