Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 11, 1134024(2022)

CT Image Denoising with Non-Local Means Based on Feature Fusion

Chao Long1...2, Heng Jin1,3, Ling Li1,3, Jinyin Sheng1,3, and Liming Duan12,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Engineering Research Center of Industrial Computed Tomography Nondestructive Testing, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
  • 2College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
  • 3College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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    Chao Long, Heng Jin, Ling Li, Jinyin Sheng, Liming Duan. CT Image Denoising with Non-Local Means Based on Feature Fusion[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(11): 1134024

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    Paper Information

    Category: X-Ray Optics

    Received: Jan. 17, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 15, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 3, 2022

    The Author Email: Duan Liming (duanliming163@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1134024

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