Journal of Information Processing Systems

  • 제18권3호
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  • Pages.319-331
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  • 2022
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  • 1976-913X(pISSN)
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  • 2092-805X(eISSN)
한국정보처리학회 (Korea Information Processing Society)
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A Novel Approach to Enhance Dual-Energy X-Ray Images Using Region of Interest and Discrete Wavelet Transform

  • Ullah, Burhan (Dept. of Computer Science, University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Khan, Aurangzeb (Dept. of Computer Science, University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Fahad, Muhammad (Dept. of Computer Science, CECOS University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Alam, Mahmood (Dept. of Computer Science, Central South University of China) ;
  • Noor, Allah (Dept. of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad) ;
  • Saleem, Umar (Dept. of Computer Science, University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kamran, Muhammad (Dept. of Electronics, University of Peshawar)
  • 투고 : 2021.01.15
  • 심사 : 2021.07.13
  • 발행 : 2022.06.30
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The capability to examine an X-ray image is so far a challenging task. In this work, we suggest a practical and novel algorithm based on image fusion to inspect the issues such as background noise, blurriness, or sharpness, which curbs the quality of dual-energy X-ray images. The current technology exercised for the examination of bags and baggage is "X-ray"; however, the results of the incumbent technology used show blurred and low contrast level images. This paper aims to improve the quality of X-ray images for a clearer vision of illegitimate or volatile substances. A dataset of 40 images was taken for the experiment, but for clarity, the results of only 13 images have been shown. The results were evaluated using MSE and PSNR metrics, where the average PSNR value of the proposed system compared to single X-ray images was increased by 19.3%, and the MSE value decreased by 17.3%. The results show that the proposed framework will help discern threats and the entire scanning process.

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과제정보

This research was supported by Dr. Aurangzeb Khan who is working as an associate professor at the University of Science and Technology, Bannu, Pakistan. We thank him for his guidance and support during conducting the various experiments and the report.

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