SAR image filtering using wavelet transform
Daniele Giusto, Lilla Boroczky, R. Fioravanti, Stefano Fioravanti · 2002
This paper presents a novel multiresolution wavelet-based algorithm for filtering SAR images in order to remove speckle noise. The basic idea is to apply to the wavelet coefficients a size-decreasing half-interpolated median filter. The size of the median filter is adapted to the noise energy reduction between the image pyramid levels and different filter shapes are used in each wavelet subbands according to the dominant frequencies. Experimental results showed, that the proposed algorithm results in significant noise removal while the edges are preserved in the images.