HYBRIDE WELLENFORM- UND MODELLBASIERTE KODIERUNG UND DEKODIERUNG VON BILDSIGNALEN

摘要

A hybrid waveform and model-based image signal encoder and decoder are described. The image signal is waveform-encoded (11) and decoded (31) so as to approximate the waveform of the original input signal as well as possible after compression. In order to compensate its loss, the noise component of the signal (or, more generally, a signal component which gets lost by the waveform encoding) is model-based encoded (12,13) and separately transmitted or stored. In the decoder, the noise is regenerated (32-34) and added (36) to the waveform-decoded image signal. The invention is particularly applicable to compression of medical X-ray angiographic images where loss of noise leads a cardiologist or radiologist to believe that the image is distorted.