Contrast Entropy Based Image Enhancement and Logarithmic Transform Coefficient Histogram Shifting

Abstract

This paper presents an enhancement technique based upon a new application of histograms on transform domain coefficients called logarithmic transform coefficient histogram shifting (LTHS). A measure of enhancement based on contrast entropy is used as a tool for evaluating the performance of the proposed enhancement technique and for finding optimal values for variables contained in the enhancement. The algorithm's performance is compared quantitatively to classical histogram equalization using the aforementioned measure of enhancement. Experimental results are presented to show the performance of the proposed algorithm alongside classical histogram equalization.