Table 2. Parameters used for BM4D denoising algorithm.
| Parameter | Description | NA = 1 (Strong) | NA = 5 (Medium) | NA = 10 (Weak) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Cube size (N1 × N1 × N1) | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| N2 | Maximum number of similar blocks | 64 | 64 | 32 |
| Ns | Search neighborhood size (Ns × Ns × Ns) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| lambda_thr4D | Threshold value | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Thresholding | Hard or soft thresholding | ‘Soft’ | ‘Soft’ | ‘Soft’ |
| do_wiener | Flag to perform (1) or not (0) the wiener filtering step | 0 | 0 | 0 |