Title :
Can a Single Image Denoising Neural Network Handle All Levels of Gaussian Noise?
Author :
Yi-Qing Wang ; Morel, Jean-Michel
Author_Institution :
CMLA, Ecole Normale Super. de Cachan, Cachan, France
Abstract :
A recently introduced set of deep neural networks designed for the image denoising task achieves state-of-the-art performance. However, they are specialized networks in that each of them can handle just one noise level fixed in their respective training process. In this letter, by investigating the distribution invariance of the natural image patches with respect to linear transforms, we show how to make a single existing deep neural network work well across all levels of Gaussian noise, thereby allowing to significantly reduce the training time for a general-purpose neural network powered denoising algorithm.
Keywords :
Gaussian noise; image denoising; learning (artificial intelligence); multilayer perceptrons; transforms; Gaussian noise; MLP; deep neural network; distribution invariance; general-purpose neural network powered denoising algorithm; linear transforms; multilayer perceptrons; natural image patches; noise level handling; single image denoising neural network; training process; training time reduction; Gaussian noise; Neural networks; Noise level; Noise measurement; Training; Transforms; Deep neural network; distribution invariance; image denoising; natural patch space;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LSP.2014.2314613