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"Ravish " <ravishchandra(a)gmail.com> wrote in message <hkball$2l3$1(a)fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hello,
>
> I am working on some biological microscopic images and I have some results which are good. But the problem is, this enhancement in the images can be assessed visually.
>
> If I have to prove by documented methods that the enhanced images are better then what are the ways I can do that?

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Ravish:
Image quality measurement is not so straightforward. There is a journal issue this year with a special section on image quality. Perhaps you can use/adapt one of these methods:


Journal of Electronic Imaging , January - March 2010
Volume 19, Issue 1, Articles 011001-019901

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Special Section on Image Quality Assessment
Regular Articles
Book Reviews

SPECIAL SECTION ON IMAGE QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Special Section Guest Editorial: Image Quality Assessment
Susan Farnand and Frans Gaykema
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011001 (Mar. 31, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (57 kB) ] (2 pages)

Inpainting quality assessment
Paul A. Ardis, Christopher M. Brown, and Amit Singhal
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011002 (Jan. 7, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (684 kB) ] (7 pages)

Content-weighted video quality assessment using a three-component image model
Chaofeng Li and Alan Conrad Bovik
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011003 (Jan. 7, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1125 kB) ] (9 pages)

Measurement quality metrics for rapid laser range scanning
David MacKinnon, François Blais, and Victor Aitken
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011004 (Jan. 7, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (674 kB) ] (12 pages)

Framework for optimal region of interest&#8211;based quality assessment in wireless imaging
Ulrich Engelke and Hans-Jürgen Zepernick
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011005 (Jan. 7, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1126 kB) ] (13 pages)

Most apparent distortion: full-reference image quality assessment and the role of strategy
Eric C. Larson and Damon M. Chandler
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011006 (Jan. 7, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1252 kB) ] (21 pages)

Extended use of incremental signal-to-noise ratio as reliability criterion for multiple-slope wide-dynamic-range image capture
Dirk Hertel
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011007 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (578 kB) ] (10 pages)

Psychophysical investigation of the effect of coring on perceived toner scatter
Hyung Jun Park, Jan P. Allebach, and Zygmunt Pizlo
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011008 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (955 kB) ] (13 pages)

Slider-adjusted softcopy ruler for calibrated image quality assessment
Elaine W. Jin and Brian W. Keelan
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011009 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (572 kB) ] (12 pages)

Measurement and compensation of printer modulation transfer function
Nicolas Bonnier and Albrecht J. Lindner
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011010 (Jan. 13, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1692 kB) ] (22 pages)

Analysis and assessment of the effects of fixed pattern and quantization noise on the accuracy of color rendition in wide-dynamic-range complementary metal-oxide semiconductor imagers
Stephen O. Otim and Steve Collins
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011011 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (484 kB) ] (6 pages)

Gradient approach to quantify the gradation smoothness for output media
Youn Jin Kim, Yousun Bang, and Heui-Keun Choh
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011012 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (376 kB) ] (9 pages)

Comparing image quality of print-on-demand books and photobooks from web-based vendors
Jonathan Phillips, Peter Bajorski, Peter Burns, Erin Fredericks, and Mitchell Rosen
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011013 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1334 kB) ] (17 pages)

Enhancement of ultrasound images by displacement, averaging, and interlacing
Sonia H. Contreras Ortiz, James Joseph Macione, and Martin D. Fox
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011014 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (525 kB) ] (6 pages)

Prediction of results from subjective evaluation of real-time-capable tone-mapping operators applied to limited high-dynamic-range images
Bjorn Annighofer, Touraj Tajbakhsh, and Rolf-Rainer Grigat
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011015 (Jan. 8, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (735 kB) ] (12 pages)

Attributes of image quality for color prints
Marius Pedersen, Nicolas Bonnier, Jon Yngve Hardeberg, and Fritz Albregtsen
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011016 (Jan. 13, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1782 kB) ] (13 pages)

Tent-pole spatial defect pooling for prediction of subjective quality assessment of streaks and bands in color printing
D. René Rasmussen
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011017 (Jan. 21, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (321 kB) ] (14 pages)

New image-quality measure based on wavelets
Emil Dumic, Sonja Grgic, and Mislav Grgic
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011018 (Jan. 25, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1282 kB) ] (19 pages)

New strategy for image and video quality assessment
Qi Ma, Liming Zhang, and Bin Wang
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 011019 (Feb. 18, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1195 kB) ] (14 pages)

REGULAR ARTICLES

Multiresolution adaptive and progressive gradient-based color-image segmentation
Sreenath Rao Vantaram, Eli Saber, Sohail A. Dianat, Mark Shaw, and Ranjit Bhaskar
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013001 (Jan. 29, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (3286 kB) ] (21 pages)

Efficient registration of multitemporal and multisensor aerial images based on alignment of nonparametric edge features
Sokratis Makrogiannis and Nikolaos G. Bourbakis
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013002 (Feb. 17, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (2038 kB) ] (15 pages)

Multithreshold progressive image sharing with compact shadows
Lee Shu-Teng Chen and Ja-Chen Lin
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013003 (Feb. 9, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (823 kB) ] (12 pages)

Verification of a 3-D terrain mapping LADAR on various materials in different environments
Lulu Edwards, E. Ray Brown, and Sarah R. Jersey
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013004 (Feb. 2, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1045 kB) ] (9 pages)

Novel quality-effective zooming algorithm for color filter array
Kuo-Liang Chung, Wei-Jen Yang, Jun-Hong Yu, Wen-Ming Yan, and Chiou-Shann Fuh
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013005 (Feb. 23, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1607 kB) ] (15 pages)

Cascade window-based procedure for impulse noise removal in heavily corrupted images
Ali S. Awad, Hong Man, and Khaldoun Khashanah
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013006 (Mar. 3, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (789 kB) ] (10 pages)

Security of ownership watermarking of digital images based on singular value decomposition
Khaled Loukhaoukha and Jean-Yves Chouinard
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013007 (Mar. 16, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1006 kB) ] (9 pages)

Context-based adaptive image resolution upconversion
Guangming Shi, Weisheng Dong, Xiaolin Wu, and Lei Zhang
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013008 (Feb. 24, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (911 kB) ] (9 pages)

Unusual event detection and prediction based on sectional contextual edit distance
Yi Zhang, Jie Yang, and Kun Liu
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013009 (Mar. 5, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (551 kB) ] (8 pages)

Correction of dark current in consumer cameras
Justin C. Dunlap, Erik Bodegom, and Ralf Widenhorn
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013010 (Mar. 12, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1210 kB) ] (11 pages)

Modified edge-directed interpolation for images
Wing-Shan Tam, Chi-Wah Kok, and Wan-Chi Siu
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013011 (Mar. 22, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (3096 kB) ] (20 pages)

Efficient modified RC5 based on chaos adapted to image encryption
Mohamed Amin and Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013012 (Mar. 16, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1170 kB) ] (10 pages)

Texture image classification using modular radial basis function neural networks
Chuan-Yu Chang, Hung-Jen Wang, and Shih-Yu Fu
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013013 (Mar. 15, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1259 kB) ] (11 pages)

Detection of LSB±1 steganography based on co-occurrence matrix and bit plane clipping
Mojtaba Abolghasemi, Hassan Aghaeinia, Karim Faez, and Mohammad Ali Mehrabi
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 013014 (Mar. 4, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (950 kB) ] (9 pages)

BOOK REVIEWS

The Essential Guide to Video Processing
Al Bovik and Amit Singhal, Reviewer
J. Electron. Imaging Vol. 19, 019901 (Mar. 31, 2010)
Abstract Full Text [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (81 kB) ] (2 pages)