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A new thresholding method, called the noise attribute thresholding method (NAT), for document image binarization is presented in this paper. This method utilizes the noise attribute features extracted from the images to make the selection of threshold values for image thresholding. These features are based on the properties of noise in the images and are independent of the strength of the signals (objects and background) in the image. A simple noise model is given to explain these noise properties. The NAT method has been applied to the problem of removing text and figures printed on the back of the paper. Conventional global thresholding methods cannot solve this kind of problem satisfactorily. Experimental results show that the NAT method is very effective.
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Received July 05, 1999 / Revised July 07, 2000
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Don, HS. A noise attribute thresholding method for document image binarization. IJDAR 4, 131–138 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100320100062
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100320100062