Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.

The current research uses the Grünwald-Letnikov (GL) fractional differential mask to improve satellite and medical images. One of the important image enhancement methods in digital image processing is texture enhancement. A fractional differential-based two-dimensional discrete gradient operator is...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anand Singh, Mohammad Sajid, Naveen Kumar Tiwari, Anurag Shukla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319990
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849309936124690432
author Anand Singh
Mohammad Sajid
Naveen Kumar Tiwari
Anurag Shukla
author_facet Anand Singh
Mohammad Sajid
Naveen Kumar Tiwari
Anurag Shukla
author_sort Anand Singh
collection DOAJ
description The current research uses the Grünwald-Letnikov (GL) fractional differential mask to improve satellite and medical images. One of the important image enhancement methods in digital image processing is texture enhancement. A fractional differential-based two-dimensional discrete gradient operator is based on the definition of Grünwald-Letnikov (GL) interpretation of fractional calculus, which is extended from a one-dimensional operator through the analysis of its spectrum to improve the image texture. Which then extracts more subtle texture information, and gets around the lack of a classical gradient operator. Based on the GL fractional differential, an approximate two-dimensional isotropic gradient operator mask was created using the GL fractional derivative, the technique generates [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] pixel-sized masks that preserve the correlation between neighboring pixels. The strength of the mask, which was a variable and non-linear filter, could be changed by varying the intensity factor to enhance the image. Experimental results show that the operator may emphasize the texture and obtain more complex information. Compared to the conventional classical methods, the suggested way has an excellent promotional effect on texture enhancement compared to the previous method on grayscale images.
format Article
id doaj-art-11f947073c9a4e3985d0a5db966d971d
institution Kabale University
issn 1932-6203
language English
publishDate 2025-01-01
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
record_format Article
series PLoS ONE
spelling doaj-art-11f947073c9a4e3985d0a5db966d971d2025-08-20T03:53:56ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01205e031999010.1371/journal.pone.0319990Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.Anand SinghMohammad SajidNaveen Kumar TiwariAnurag ShuklaThe current research uses the Grünwald-Letnikov (GL) fractional differential mask to improve satellite and medical images. One of the important image enhancement methods in digital image processing is texture enhancement. A fractional differential-based two-dimensional discrete gradient operator is based on the definition of Grünwald-Letnikov (GL) interpretation of fractional calculus, which is extended from a one-dimensional operator through the analysis of its spectrum to improve the image texture. Which then extracts more subtle texture information, and gets around the lack of a classical gradient operator. Based on the GL fractional differential, an approximate two-dimensional isotropic gradient operator mask was created using the GL fractional derivative, the technique generates [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] pixel-sized masks that preserve the correlation between neighboring pixels. The strength of the mask, which was a variable and non-linear filter, could be changed by varying the intensity factor to enhance the image. Experimental results show that the operator may emphasize the texture and obtain more complex information. Compared to the conventional classical methods, the suggested way has an excellent promotional effect on texture enhancement compared to the previous method on grayscale images.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319990
spellingShingle Anand Singh
Mohammad Sajid
Naveen Kumar Tiwari
Anurag Shukla
Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.
PLoS ONE
title Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.
title_full Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.
title_fullStr Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.
title_full_unstemmed Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.
title_short Single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives.
title_sort single channel medical images enhancement using fractional derivatives
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319990
work_keys_str_mv AT anandsingh singlechannelmedicalimagesenhancementusingfractionalderivatives
AT mohammadsajid singlechannelmedicalimagesenhancementusingfractionalderivatives
AT naveenkumartiwari singlechannelmedicalimagesenhancementusingfractionalderivatives
AT anuragshukla singlechannelmedicalimagesenhancementusingfractionalderivatives