A novel denoising method based on Radon transform and filtered back-projection reconstruction algorithm

A novel denoising method based on Radon transform and filtered back-projection (FBP) image reconstruction algorithm was proposed. This method can be considered as a special mean filter on projection line, which is different from most of the traditional filters operated on adjacent templates that could bring serious blurs to images. The details of images processed by the proposed method can be preserved relatively complete and the denoising effect is satisfactory. To verify the denoising effect of the proposed method, the simulation was designed and carried out, and the image evaluation parameters were applied to analyze the denoising effect and the detail-preserving ability quantitatively. For further understanding of the proposed method, the basic denoising principle of this method was analyzed. Noise points and information points can be distinguished: the attenuation velocity of gray scale of noise points is faster than that of information points, which was verified by the experiment. The results of different parameters in the proposed method were compared and analyzed. Several kinds of traditional filters were compared with the proposed method, and the result shows that the proposed method is better than the traditional filters in the aspects of both denoising effect and detail-preserving ability. Apart from this, the proposed method is not particular about the kind of noise; therefore, it is a powerful method to deal with atypical noise, uncertain noise, and mixed noises.

► A novel denoising method was proposed.
► The basic denoising principle of this method was analyzed and a verification experiment was carried out.
► Obvious improvement on image quality by this method.
► The method is better than traditional filters in the aspects of both denoising effect and detail-preserving ability.
► Optimum parameters in this method are presented.