• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.118-124
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• 2023

Many recent studies have reported that the quality of input learning data was vital to the detection of regions of interest. However, due to a lack of research on the quality of learning data on lesion detetcting using gastroscopy, we aimed to quantify the impact of quality difference in endoscopic images to lesion detection models using Image Quality Assessment (IQA) algorithms. Through IQA methods such as BRISQUE (Blind/Referenceless Image Spatial Quality Evaluation), Laplacian Score, and PSNR (Peak Signal-To-Noise) algorithm on 430 sheets of high quality data (HQD) and 430 sheets of low quality data (PQD), we showed that there were significant differences between high and low quality images in lesion detecting through BRISQUE and Laplacian scores (p<0.05). The PSNR value showed 10.62±1.76 dB on average, illustrating the lower lesion detection performance of PQD than HQD. In addition, F1-Score of HQD showed higher detection performance at 77.42±3.36% while F1-Score of PQD showed 66.82±9.07%. Through this study, we hope to contribute to future gastroscopy lesion detection assistance systems that involve IQA algorithms by emphasizing the importance of using high quality data over lower quality data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.78-80
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• 2015

광적응(Luminance Adaptation; LA) 효과는 영상의 배경 밝기에 따른 왜곡에 대한 시각 인지 민감도가 달라지는 특성을 의미한다. 기존 영상 화질 측정(Image Quality Assessment; IQA) 방법들은 베버의 법칙(Weber' s law) 모델을 이용하여 LA 효과를 IQA 방법에 반영해왔다. 그러나, 이러한 IQA 방법들에 있어서 베버의 법칙 기반 LA 효과 모델은 다음 두 가지 이유로 부정확하게 동작한다: (i) 전통적인 베버의 법칙 모델은 실제 광도(luminance)에 대한 인지 민감도 응답값을 정확히 반영할 수 없다는 것이 밝혀졌다, (ii) 대부분 IQA 방법들은 픽셀 강도 영역에서 계산되지만, 베버의 법칙과 같은 LA 효과 모델들은 광도 영역에서 개발되었다. 따라서 광도와 픽셀 강도간 비선형 관계로 인해 IQA 방법에 반영된 베버의 법칙 기반 LA 효과 모델들은 부정확하게 동작한다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해, 본 논문에서 처음으로 픽셀 강도 영역에서의 LA 모델을 이론적으로 유도한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 픽셀 강도 영역에서의 LA 효과 모델은 감마 교정 함수(Gamma correction function)와 광도 영역에서의 LA 효과 모델인 제곱-법칙(power-law) 모델을 기반으로 하는 테일러 급수 확장 근사화를 통해 유도된다. 제안하는 픽셀 강도 영역 LA 효과 모델의 효과를 검증하기 위해, 제안하는 LA 효과 모델을 PSNR 에 도입하여 광범위한 실험을 수행한다. 실험 결과, 제안하는 LA 효과 모델 기반 PSNR 은 PSNR 및 베버의 법칙 기반 PSNR 대비 괄목할 만한 주관적 화질 예측 성능 향상을 보였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.9 no.9
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• pp.3672-3684
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• 2015

Recently, the standardization of backward compatible JPEG image coding for high dynamic range (HDR) image has been undertaken to establish an international standard called "JPEG XT." The JPEG XT consists of two layers: the base layer and the residual layer. The base layer contains tone mapped low dynamic range (LDR) image data and the residual layer contains the error signal used to reconstruct the HDR image. This paper gives the result of a study to evaluate the overall performance of tone mapping operators (TMOs) for this standard. The evaluation is performed using five HDR image datasets and six TMOs for profiles A, B, and C of the proposed JPEG XT standard. The Tone Mapped image Quality Index (TMQI) and no reference image quality assessment (NR IQA) are used for measuring the LDR image quality. The peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) is used to evaluate the overall compression performance of JPEG XT profiles A, B, and C. In TMQI and NR IQA measurements, TMOs using display adaptive tone mapping and adaptive logarithmic mapping each gave good results. A TMO using adaptive logarithmic mapping gave good PSNRs.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.182-188
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• 2012

Here we propose an image quality assessment (IQA) based on histogram of oriented gradients (HOG). This method makes use of the characteristic that the histogram of gradient image describes the state of input image. In the proposed method, the image quality is derived by the slope of the HOG obtained from the target image. The line representing the HOG is measured by a random sample consensus (RANSAC) on the HOG. Simulation results based on the LIVE image quality assessment database suggest that the proposed method aligns better with how the human visual system perceives image quality than several state-of-the-art IQAs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.212-215
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 6 Fisheye lens 원본 영상에 대하여 Insta360 stitcher, AutoStitch[4], As-Projective-AsPossible(APAP)[5] 스티칭 방법으로 360 도 파노라마 영상을 생성하고 기하학적 왜곡과 컬러 왜곡을 비교 평가한다. 360 도 파노라마 Image Quality Assessment(IQA) 메트릭으로 Natural Image Quality Evaluator(NIQE)[6], Blind/Referenceless Image Spatial Quality Evaluator (BRISQUE)[7], Perception based Image Quality Evaluator(PIQE)[8], Feature Similarity(FSIM)[9] 그리고 high frequency feature 에 대한 Structural Similarity(SSIM)[10]을 측정하여 정량적 평가를 하며 정성적인 비교를 통하여 파노라마 영상의 품질과 평가 메트릭에 대한 벤치마크를 제공한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.288-307
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• 2016

Image distortions are typically characterized by degradations of structures. Dictionaries learned from natural images can capture the underlying structures in images, which are important for image quality assessment (IQA). This paper presents a general-purpose no-reference image quality metric using a GRadient-Induced Dictionary (GRID). A dictionary is first constructed based on gradients of natural images using K-means clustering. Then image features are extracted using the dictionary based on Euclidean-norm coding and max-pooling. A distortion classification model and several distortion-specific quality regression models are trained using the support vector machine (SVM) by combining image features with distortion types and subjective scores, respectively. To evaluate the quality of a test image, the distortion classification model is used to determine the probabilities that the image belongs to different kinds of distortions, while the regression models are used to predict the corresponding distortion-specific quality scores. Finally, an overall quality score is computed as the probability-weighted distortion-specific quality scores. The proposed metric can evaluate image quality accurately and efficiently using a small dictionary. The performance of the proposed method is verified on public image quality databases. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed metric can generate quality scores highly consistent with human perception, and it outperforms the state-of-the-arts.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.163-177
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• 2024

The fingerprint image quality relies on the clearness of separated ridges by valleys and the uniformity of the separation. The condition of skin still dominate the overall quality of the fingerprint. However, the identification performance of such system is very sensitive to the quality of the captured fingerprint image. Fingerprint image quality analysis and enhancement are useful in improving the performance of fingerprint identification systems. A fuzzy technique is introduced in this paper for both fingerprint image quality analysis and enhancement. First, the quality analysis is performed by extracting four features from a fingerprint image which are the local clarity score (LCS), global clarity score (GCS), ridge_valley thickness ratio (RVTR), and the Global Contrast Factor (GCF). A fuzzy logic technique that uses Mamdani fuzzy rule model is designed. The fuzzy inference system is able to analyse and determinate the fingerprint image type (oily, dry or neutral) based on the extracted feature values and the fuzzy inference rules. The percentages of the test fuzzy inference system for each type is as follow: For dry fingerprint the percentage is 81.33, for oily the percentage is 54.75, and for neutral the percentage is 68.48. Secondly, a fuzzy morphology is applied to enhance the dry and oily fingerprint images. The fuzzy morphology method improves the quality of a fingerprint image, thus improving the performance of the fingerprint identification system significantly. All experimental work which was done for both quality analysis and image enhancement was done using the DB_ITS_2009 database which is a private database collected by the department of electrical engineering, institute of technology Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya, Indonesia. The performance evaluation was done using the Feature Similarity index (FSIM). Where the FSIM is an image quality assessment (IQA) metric, which uses computational models to measure the image quality consistently with subjective evaluations. The new proposed system outperformed the classical system by 900% for the dry fingerprint images and 14% for the oily fingerprint images.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.343-344
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• 2021

최근 영상의 활용도의 증가에 따라, 비정형 영상 데이터에 대한 양이 기하급수적으로 증가하였다. 디지털 영상을 획득할 시에 처리/압축/저장/전송/재생산 등의 과정을 거치면서 왜곡을 수반하게 되며 영상의 품질을 저하시키는 요인이 된다. 영상의 품질은 활용 결과에도 큰 영향을 미치기 때문에 품질이 저하된 영상은 분류를 하는 것이 중요하다. 하지만 사람이 수신된 모든 영상에 대해서 직접 분류를 하는 것은 많은 시간과 비용이 소요된다는 문제점이 존재한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 사람이 인지하는 주관적인 영상 품질 평가와 유사하게 품질에 대한 평가를 위한 왜곡영상의 특징정보를 검출 및 분석하는 방안에 대해서 제안한다. 본 방법은 사람이 영상을 인지할 때 가장 많이 사용되는 요소인 색상에 대한 선명도, 블러와 노이즈에 대한 특징정보를 이용한다. 검출된 특징정보를 공간 도메인으로 변환함으로써 왜곡 영상별 특성을 분석하였다. 실험을 위해서 IQA 데이터베이스인 LIVE를 이용하였으며, 원본영상 및 5가지 유형의 왜곡영상으로 구성되어 있다. 실험결과 품질이 좋은 영상과 왜곡영상에 대한 특성을 검출할 수 있었다.