We propose to apply three of the multiple variants of the 2 and 3-dimensional of the cosine transform. We consider the Lie groups leading to square lattices, namely SU(2)xSU(2) and O(5) in the 2-dimensional space, and the cubic lattice SU(2)xSU(2)xSU(2) in the 3-dimensional space. We aim at evaluating the benefits of some Discrete Group Transform (DGT) techniques, in particular the Continuous Extension of the Discrete Cosine Transform (CEDCT), and at developing new techniques that refine image quality: this refinement is called the high-resolution process. This highest quality is useful to increase the effectiveness of standard features extraction, fusion and classification algorithms. All algorithms based on the 2 and 3-dimensional DGT have the advantage to give the exact value of the original data at the points of the grid lattice, and interpolate well the data values between the grid points. The quality of the interpolation is comparable with the most efficient data interpolation, which are currently used for purposes of image zooming. In our first application, we use DGT techniques to refine fully polarimetric radar images, and to increase the effectiveness of standard features extraction algorithms. In our second application, we apply DGT techniques on medical images extracted from a system and a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system.
A new technique is presented for multiresolution analysis (MRA) of digital images. In 2D, it has four variants, two of which are applicable on square lattices; the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) is the simpler of the two. The remaining variants can be used in the same way on triangular lattices. The property of the Continuous Extension of the Discrete Group Transform (CEDGT) is used to analyse data for each level of decomposition. The MRA principle is obtained by increasing the data grid for each level of decomposition, and by using an adapted low filter to reduce some irregularities due to noise effect. Compared to some stationary wavelet transforms, the image analysis with a multiresolution CEDGT transform gives better results. In particular, a wavelet transform is capable of providing a local representation at multiple scales, but some local details disappear due to the use of the low pass filter and the reduction of the spatial resolution for a high level of decomposition. This problem is avoided with CEDGT. The smooth interpolation, used by the multiresolution CEDGT, gives interesting results for coarse-to-fine segmentation algorithm and others analysis processes.
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