Image denoising feedback framework using split Bregman approach

In this paper, an image denoising feedback framework is proposed for both color and range images. The proposed method works on an error minimization principle using split Bregman method. At first image is denoised by computing means in the local neighborhood. The pixels that have big differences from the center of the local neighborhood compared to the noise variance are then extracted from the denoised image. There is a low correlation between the extracted pixels and their local neighborhood. This information is fed to the feedback function and denoising is performed again, iteratively, to minimize the error. In most cases, the proposed framework yields best results both qualitatively and quantitatively. It shows better denoising results than the bilateral filtering when the edge information in the input images is affected by intense noise. Moreover, during the denoising process feedback function ensures that the edges are not over smoothed. The proposed framework is applied to denoise both color and range images, which shows it works effectively on a wide variety of images unlike the evaluated state-of-the-art denoising methods.