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Due to its noninvasive character, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become a popular diagnostic method in clinical settings. However, the low-coherence interferometric imaging procedure is inevitably contaminated by heavy speckle…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-08 Yongqiang Huang , Wenjun Xia , Zexin Lu , Yan Liu , Hu Chen , Jiliu Zhou , Leyuan Fang , Yi Zhang

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a prevalent non-invasive imaging method which provides high resolution volumetric visualization of retina. However, its inherent defect, the speckle noise, can seriously deteriorate the tissue…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-01-31 Dewei Hu , Yuankai K. Tao , Ipek Oguz

Noise in speckle-prone optical coherence tomography tends to obfuscate important details necessary for medical diagnosis. In this paper, a denoising approach that preserves disease characteristics on retinal optical coherence tomography…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-26 Max-Heinrich Laves , Sontje Ihler , Lüder Alexander Kahrs , Tobias Ortmaier

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) suffers from speckle noise, causing the deterioration of image quality, especially in high-resolution modalities like visible light OCT (vis-OCT). The potential of conventional supervised deep learning…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-16 Lingyun Wang , Jose A Sahel , Shaohua Pi

In contrast to non-medical image denoising, where enhancing image clarity is the primary goal, medical image denoising warrants preservation of crucial features without introduction of new artifacts. However, many denoising methods that…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-02 Md. Touhidul Islam , Md. Abtahi M. Chowdhury , Sumaiya Salekin , Aye T. Maung , Akil A. Taki , Hafiz Imtiaz

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is pervasive in both the research and clinical practice of Ophthalmology. However, OCT images are strongly corrupted by noise, limiting their interpretation. Current OCT denoisers leverage assumptions on…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-19 Guillaume Gisbert , Neel Dey , Hiroshi Ishikawa , Joel Schuman , James Fishbaugh , Guido Gerig

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a prevalent imaging technique for retina. However, it is affected by multiplicative speckle noise that can degrade the visibility of essential anatomical structures, including blood vessels and tissue…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-12 Dewei Hu , Joseph D. Malone , Yigit Atay , Yuankai K. Tao , Ipek Oguz

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging is pivotal in diagnosing ophthalmic conditions by providing detailed cross-sectional images of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. Nonetheless, speckle noise and other imaging artifacts…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-26 Akkidas Noel Prakash , Jahnvi Sai Ganta , Ramaswami Krishnadas , Tin A. Tunc , Satish K Panda

Nosie is an important cause of low quality Optical coherence tomography (OCT) image. The neural network model based on Convolutional neural networks(CNNs) has demonstrated its excellent performance in image denoising. However, OCT image…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-03 Jie Du , Xujian Yang , Kecheng Jin , Xuanzheng Qi , Hu Chen

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in applying convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to low-level vision tasks such as denoising and super-resolution. Due to the coherent nature of the image formation process, optical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-29 Ashkan Abbasi , Amirhassan Monadjemi , Leyuan Fang , Hossein Rabbani , Yi Zhang

Strong speckle noise is inherent to optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and represents a significant obstacle for accurate quantitative analysis of retinal structures which is key for advances in clinical diagnosis and monitoring of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-11 Shijie Li , Palaiologos Alexopoulos , Anse Vellappally , Ronald Zambrano , Wollstein Gadi , Guido Gerig

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an important interferometric diagnostic technique which provides cross-sectional views of the subsurface microstructure of biological tissues. However, the imaging quality of high-speed OCT is limited…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-03-13 Liheng Bian , Jinli Suo , Feng Chen , Qionghai Dai

In Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), speckle noise significantly hampers image quality, affecting diagnostic accuracy. Current methods, including traditional filtering and deep learning techniques, have limitations in noise reduction and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-27 Aytaç Özkan , Elena Stoykova , Thomas Sikora , Violeta Madjarova

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an emerging technique in the field of biomedical imaging, with applications in ophthalmology, dermatology, coronary imaging etc. Due to the underlying physics, OCT images usually suffer from a granular…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-02-10 Ahmadreza Baghaie , Roshan M. D'souza , Zeyun Yu

Speckle noise has long been an extensively studied problem in medical imaging. In recent years, there have been significant advances in leveraging deep learning methods for noise reduction. Nevertheless, adaptation of supervised learning…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-21 Deborah Pereg

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables high-resolution and non-invasive 3D imaging of the human retina but is inherently impaired by speckle noise. This paper introduces a spatio-temporal denoising algorithm for OCT data on a B-scan…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-03-09 Franziska Schirrmacher , Thomas Köhler , Lennart Husvogt , James G. Fujimoto , Joachim Hornegger , Andreas K. Maier

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a widely used non-invasive imaging technique that provides detailed three-dimensional views of the retina, which are essential for the early and accurate diagnosis of ocular diseases. Consequently, OCT…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Huy Minh Nhat Nguyen , Triet Hoang Minh Dao , Chau Vinh Hoang Truong , Cuong Tuan Nguyen

Noisy images are a challenge to image compression algorithms due to the inherent difficulty of compressing noise. As noise cannot easily be discerned from image details, such as high-frequency signals, its presence leads to extra bits…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-09 Yuxin Xie , Li Yu , Farhad Pakdaman , Moncef Gabbouj

In this work we propose a ResNet-based universal method for speckle reduction in optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. The proposed model contains 3 main modules: Convolution-BN-ReLU, Branch and Residual module. Unlike traditional…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-25 Cai Ning , Shi Fei , Hu Dianlin , Chen Yang

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a vital imaging modality for diagnosing and monitoring retinal diseases. However, OCT images are inherently degraded by speckle noise, which obscures fine details and hinders accurate interpretation.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-15 Botond Fazekas , Thomas Pinetz , Guilherme Aresta , Taha Emre , Hrvoje Bogunovic
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