Optimization of orthonormal wavelet decomposition: implication of data accuracy, feature preservation, and compression effects

Shih-Chung Benedict Lo; Huai Li; Yue Joseph Wang; Matthew T. Freedman M.D.; Seong Ki Mun

doi:10.1117/12.238448

15 April 1996 Optimization of orthonormal wavelet decomposition: implication of data accuracy, feature preservation, and compression effects

Shih-Chung Benedict Lo, Huai Li, Yue Joseph Wang, Matthew T. Freedman M.D., Seong Ki Mun

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Proceedings Volume 2707, Medical Imaging 1996: Image Display; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238448
Event: Medical Imaging 1996, 1996, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

A neural network based framework has been developed to search for an optimal wavelet kernel that is most suitable for a specific image processing task. In this paper, we demonstrate that only the low-pass filter, h_u, is needed for orthonormal wavelet decomposition. A convolution neural network can be trained to obtain a wavelet that minimizes errors and maximizes compression efficiency for an image or a defined image pattern such as microcalcifications on mammograms. We have used this method to evaluate the performance of tap-4 orthonormal wavelets on mammograms, CTs, MRIs, and Lena image. We found that Daubechies' wavelet (or those wavelets possessing similar filtering characteristics) produces satisfactory compression efficiency with the smallest error using a global measure (e.g., mean- square-error). However, we found that Harr's wavelet produces the best results on sharp edges and low-noise smooth areas. We also found that a special wavelet, whose low-pass filter coefficients are (0.32252136, 0.85258927, 0.38458542, -0.14548269), can greatly preserve the microcalcification features such as signal-to-noise ratio during a course of compression. Several interesting wavelet filters (i.e., the g filters) were reviewed and explanations of the results are provided. We believe that this newly developed optimization method can be generalized to other image analysis applications where a wavelet decomposition is employed.

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Shih-Chung Benedict Lo, Huai Li, Yue Joseph Wang, Matthew T. Freedman M.D., and Seong Ki Mun "Optimization of orthonormal wavelet decomposition: implication of data accuracy, feature preservation, and compression effects", Proc. SPIE 2707, Medical Imaging 1996: Image Display, (15 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238448

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