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Sparse Structural Similarity for Objective Image Quality Assessment

  • Xiang Zhang
  • , Shiqi Wang
  • , Ke Gu
  • , Tingting Jiang
  • , Siwei Ma
  • , Wen Gao

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Abstract

In this paper, a novel full-reference (FR) image quality assessment (IQA) metric based on sparse representation is proposed. Sparse representation has been widely applied in many applications such as image denoising and restoration. It is a high-efficiency way in representing sparse and redundant natural images. Also it has been shown to be highly related to the human visual perception, which is characterized by a set of responses of neurons in visual cortex. In this paper, the sparse representation is applied in decomposing natural images into multiple layers depending on the visual importance. Inspired by these observations, a novel IQA metric called sparse structural similarity is proposed by measuring the fidelity of the stimulation of visual cortices. Experimental results on public databases indicate that the proposed method is effective in predicting subjective evaluation and as compared to state-of-The-Art FR-IQA methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1561-1566
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479986965
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2015 - Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Duration: 9 Oct 201512 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2015

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2015
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityKowloon Tong
Period9/10/1512/10/15

Keywords

  • Image quality assessment (IQA)
  • orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP)
  • sparse representation

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