Mathematical framework for perception-driven parameter choice in image denoising

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Main Authors: Isoranta, Saara, Blåsten, Emilia L. K., de Freitas, Lílian Ferreira, Häkkinen, Jukka, Juvonen, Markus, Siltanen, Samuli
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Published: 2026
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author Isoranta, Saara
Blåsten, Emilia L. K.
de Freitas, Lílian Ferreira
Häkkinen, Jukka
Juvonen, Markus
Siltanen, Samuli
author_facet Isoranta, Saara
Blåsten, Emilia L. K.
de Freitas, Lílian Ferreira
Häkkinen, Jukka
Juvonen, Markus
Siltanen, Samuli
contents We approach image denoising from a perception-driven perspective: how can we select the parameters that are best suited for human visual perception? We combine research methods in mathematics and psychology to develop a mathematical framework for measuring perceived similarity. We construct a sample set of differently denoised photographs by using the same base image as input data and by tuning the parameter value in a total variation denoising algorithm. A comparison test is conducted with human participants to survey perceived differences between the images. Analyzing the results with psychometric scaling provides us with a HaarPSI value to use as a threshold in discretizing parameter grids. As a result, we obtain psychometrically scaled, openly available image sets that are ready to use in further experiments in perception-driven imaging, as well as a framework for ensuing experiments involving comparison tests.
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spellingShingle Mathematical framework for perception-driven parameter choice in image denoising
Isoranta, Saara
Blåsten, Emilia L. K.
de Freitas, Lílian Ferreira
Häkkinen, Jukka
Juvonen, Markus
Siltanen, Samuli
Image and Video Processing
Numerical Analysis
We approach image denoising from a perception-driven perspective: how can we select the parameters that are best suited for human visual perception? We combine research methods in mathematics and psychology to develop a mathematical framework for measuring perceived similarity. We construct a sample set of differently denoised photographs by using the same base image as input data and by tuning the parameter value in a total variation denoising algorithm. A comparison test is conducted with human participants to survey perceived differences between the images. Analyzing the results with psychometric scaling provides us with a HaarPSI value to use as a threshold in discretizing parameter grids. As a result, we obtain psychometrically scaled, openly available image sets that are ready to use in further experiments in perception-driven imaging, as well as a framework for ensuing experiments involving comparison tests.
title Mathematical framework for perception-driven parameter choice in image denoising
topic Image and Video Processing
Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00122