scholarly journals An Objective Non-Reference Metric Based on Arimoto Entropy for Assessing the Quality of Fused Images

Entropy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bicao Li ◽  
Runchuan Li ◽  
Zhoufeng Liu ◽  
Chunlei Li ◽  
Zongmin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Information ◽  
Image Fusion ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Laplacian Pyramid ◽  
Fusion Image ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Normalized Mutual Information ◽  
Guided Filtering ◽  
Reference Measure

In the technologies, increasing attention is being paid to image fusion; nevertheless, how to objectively assess the quality of fused images and the performance of different fusion algorithms is of significance. In this paper, we propose a novel objective non-reference measure for evaluating image fusion. This metric employs the properties of Arimoto entropy, which is a generalization of Shannon entropy, measuring the amount of information that the fusion image contains about two input images. Preliminary experiments on multi-focus images and multi-modal images using the average fusion algorithm, contrast pyramid, principal component analysis, laplacian pyramid, guided filtering and discrete cosine transform have been implemented. In addition, a comparison has been conducted with other relevant quality metrics of image fusion such as mutual information, normalized mutual information, Tsallis divergence and the Petrovic measure. The experimental results illustrate that our presented metric correlates better with the subjective criteria of these fused images.

Image Fusion Algorithm Based on Wavelet Transform and Laplacian Pyramid

2013 ◽  
Vol 860-863 ◽  
pp. 2846-2849
Author(s):  
Ming Jing Li ◽  
Yu Bing Dong ◽  
Xiao Li Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Image Fusion ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Laplacian Pyramid ◽  
Single Image ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Fused Image

Image fusion is process which combine relevant information from two or more images into a single image. The aim of fusion is to extract relevant information for research. According to different application and characteristic of algorithm, image fusion algorithm could be used to improve quality of image. This paper complete compare analyze of image fusion algorithm based on wavelet transform and Laplacian pyramid. In this paper, principle, operation, steps and characteristic of fusion algorithm are summarized, advantage and disadvantage of different algorithm are compared. The fusion effects of different fusion algorithm are given by MATLAB. Experimental results shows that quality of fused image would be improve obviously.

Assessment of SPOT-6 optical remote sensing data against GF-1 using NNDiffuse image fusion algorithm

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (19-21) ◽  
pp. 1740043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinling Zhao ◽  
Junjie Guo ◽  
Wenjie Cheng ◽  
Chao Xu ◽  
Linsheng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Image Fusion ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Optical Remote Sensing ◽  
Fusion Image ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Color Quality ◽  
Fused Image

A cross-comparison method was used to assess the SPOT-6 optical satellite imagery against Chinese GF-1 imagery using three types of indicators: spectral and color quality, fusion effect and identification potential. More specifically, spectral response function (SRF) curves were used to compare the two imagery, showing that the SRF curve shape of SPOT-6 is more like a rectangle compared to GF-1 in blue, green, red and near-infrared bands. NNDiffuse image fusion algorithm was used to evaluate the capability of information conservation in comparison with wavelet transform (WT) and principal component (PC) algorithms. The results show that NNDiffuse fused image has extremely similar entropy vales than original image (1.849 versus 1.852) and better color quality. In addition, the object-oriented classification toolset (ENVI EX) was used to identify greenlands for comparing the effect of self-fusion image of SPOT-6 and inter-fusion image between SPOT-6 and GF-1 based on the NNDiffuse algorithm. The overall accuracy is 97.27% and 76.88%, respectively, showing that self-fused image of SPOT-6 has better identification capability.

A New Multi-Focus Image Fusion Algorithm Based on Contrast Ratio and Discrete Wavelet Frame Transform

2012 ◽  
Vol 542-543 ◽  
pp. 1011-1018
Author(s):  
Zheng Hong Deng ◽  
Mei Jing Wang ◽  
Xiao Ping Bai
Keyword(s):  
Image Fusion ◽  
Contrast Ratio ◽  
Source Image ◽  
Discrete Wavelet ◽  
Wavelet Frame ◽  
Fusion Image ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Focus Image ◽  
Wavelet Frame Transform

This paper proposes a multi-focus image fusion algorithm based on contrast ratio and discrete wavelet frame transform. Firstly, this algorithm uses wavelet transform to perform the wavelet decomposition of the source image, and then obtains the high-frequency sub-band coefficients after the discrete wavelet frame transform to reflect the details of the image, finally, gets the fusion image obtained by wavelet reconstruction. Using evaluation indicators of information entropy, standard deviation, average gradient and spatial frequency, it objectively evaluates the fusion quality of this algorithm. The experimental results show that the quality and effect of the fusion image derived from the algorithm are significantly improved.

scholarly journals An innovative image fusion algorithm based on wavelet transform and discrete fast curvelet transform

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sumathi ◽  
M. Hemalatha
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Image Fusion ◽  
Curvelet Transform ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Discrete Wavelet ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Fused Image

AbstractImage fusion is the method of combining relevant information from two or more images into a single image resulting in an image that is more informative than the initial inputs. Methods for fusion include discrete wavelet transform, Laplacian pyramid based transform, curvelet based transform etc. These methods demonstrate the best performance in spatial and spectral quality of the fused image compared to other spatial methods of fusion. In particular, wavelet transform has good time-frequency characteristics. However, this characteristic cannot be extended easily to two or more dimensions with separable wavelet experiencing limited directivity when spanning a one-dimensional wavelet. This paper introduces the second generation curvelet transform and uses it to fuse images together. This method is compared against the others previously described to show that useful information can be extracted from source and fused images resulting in the production of fused images which offer clear, detailed information.

Medical Image Fusion in Wavelet and Ridgelet Domains

2017 ◽  
pp. 711-723
Author(s):  
Vikrant Bhateja ◽  
Abhinav Krishn ◽  
Himanshi Patel ◽  
Akanksha Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Image Fusion ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Medical Image Fusion ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Fused Image

Medical image fusion facilitates the retrieval of complementary information from medical images and has been employed diversely for computer-aided diagnosis of life threatening diseases. Fusion has been performed using various approaches such as Pyramidal, Multi-resolution, multi-scale etc. Each and every approach of fusion depicts only a particular feature (i.e. the information content or the structural properties of an image). Therefore, this paper presents a comparative analysis and evaluation of multi-modal medical image fusion methodologies employing wavelet as a multi-resolution approach and ridgelet as a multi-scale approach. The current work tends to highlight upon the utility of these approaches according to the requirement of features in the fused image. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) based fusion algorithm has been employed in both ridgelet and wavelet domains for purpose of minimisation of redundancies. Simulations have been performed for different sets of MR and CT-scan images taken from ‘The Whole Brain Atlas'. The performance evaluation has been carried out using different parameters of image quality evaluation like: Entropy (E), Fusion Factor (FF), Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) and Edge Strength (QFAB). The outcome of this analysis highlights the trade-off between the retrieval of information content and the morphological details in finally fused image in wavelet and ridgelet domains.

An Image Fusion Algorithm Based on Pseudo-Color

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 5436-5442
Author(s):  
Lei Li
Keyword(s):  
Image Fusion ◽  
Color Image ◽  
Target Identification ◽  
Fusion Image ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Color Processing ◽  
False Color ◽  
Fused Image ◽  
Color Fusion ◽  
Pseudo Color

The pseudo-color processing for target identification and tracking is very meaningful Experimental results show that the pseudo-color image fusion is a very effective methods. This paper presents a false color image fusion based on the new method. Fusion using wavelet transform grayscale images, find the gray fused image and the difference between the original image, respectively, as the image of l, α, β components are color fusion image, and then after the color transformation, the final false color fused image. The results showed that the color fusion image colors more vivid, more in line with human visual characteristics.

Multi-Focus Image Fusion Based on Pyramid Decomposition

2014 ◽  
Vol 672-674 ◽  
pp. 1954-1957
Author(s):  
Yu Bing Dong ◽  
Ming Jing Li ◽  
Guang Liang Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Image Fusion ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Decomposition Algorithm ◽  
Fusion Process ◽  
Evaluation Index ◽  
Laplacian Pyramid ◽  
Matlab Simulation ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Focus Image

Image fusion algorithm is very important in image fusion process. Image fusion algorithm based on pyramid decomposition was reviewed in this paper. Pyramid decomposition algorithm mainly includes Contrast pyramid, Gradient Pyramid, Laplacian Pyramid and Ratio Pyramid. The fusion algorithms based on pyramid decomposition were respectively applied in multi-focus images, advantage and disadvantage were summarized and application was given. Fusion results were given by MATLAB simulation. Objective evaluation index including of mean, standard deviation, entropy and average gradient was calculated in this paper. Image fusion algorithm should be selected according to the information extracted and the aim of fusion.

An Image Fusion Algorithm Based on Redundant Wavelet Transform

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 3656-3661
Author(s):  
Min Fen Shen ◽  
Zhi Fei Su ◽  
Jin Yao Yang ◽  
Li Sha Sun
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Image Fusion ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Source Image ◽  
Fusion Image ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Imaging Characteristics ◽  
Focus Image ◽  
Redundant Wavelet Transform

Because of the limit of the optical lens’s depth, the objects of different distance usually cannot be at the same focus in the same picture, but multi-focus image fusion can obtain fusion image with all goals clear, improving the utilization rate of the image information ,which is helpful to further computer processing. According to the imaging characteristics of multi-focus image, a multi-focus image fusion algorithm based on redundant wavelet transform is proposed in this paper. For different frequency domain of redundant wavelet decomposition, the selection principle of high-frequency coefficients and low-frequency coefficients is respectively discussed .The fusion rule is that,the selection of low frequency coefficient is based on the local area energy, and the high frequency coefficient is based on local variance combining with matching threshold. As can be seen from the simulation results, the method given in the paper is a good way to retain more useful information from the source image , getting a fusion image with all goals clear.

Research on Image Fusion Based on Pyramid Decomposition

2013 ◽  
Vol 860-863 ◽  
pp. 2855-2858
Author(s):  
Ming Jing Li ◽  
Yu Bing Dong ◽  
Xiao Li Wang
Keyword(s):  
Image Fusion ◽  
Fusion Method ◽  
Laplacian Pyramid ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Resolution Method ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Spatial Fusion

Different objects could be analyzed by use of pyramid decomposition of image. Image fusion algorithm based on pyramid decomposition of image is multi-scale, multi-resolution method. Its process is completed on different scale, different resolution and different decomposition layer. Compared with spatial fusion method, fusion effects improve obviously. In this paper, principal of pyramid decomposition and process were introduced, and simulation results of image fusion based on Laplacian pyramid, gradient pyramid, ration pyramid and contrast shows that image fusion based on pyramid decomposition is improve obviously.

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