A new algorithm to reduce noise in microscopy images implemented with a simple program in python

• Published in: Microscopy research and technique Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 334 - 342
• Main Author: Papini, Alessio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Algorithms; Brassica - ultrastructure; digital image processing; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; microscopy; Microscopy - methods; mode; noise; python; Software

All microscopical images contain noise, increasing when (e.g., transmission electron microscope or light microscope) approaching the resolution limit. Many methods are available to reduce noise. One of the most commonly used is image averaging. We propose here to use the mode of pixel values. Simple...