Electronic Image Stabilization of Phage Plaque Based on Full-Search Block-Matching Algorithm

Authors

  • Shaocui Guo Open Education College, Yantai Vocational College, Yantai 264670, China
  • Guo Hao Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Yantai Vocational College, Yantai 264670, China

Abstract

The phage plaque counting method is commonly used in theoretical research and microbiological applications. The number of plaques is calculated by acquiring the image of the plaque. However, the electronic image of the plaque can be affected by camera movement, thereby decreasing the stability of the image and making it difficult to determine the number of plaques. In order to address this problem, the electronic image of bacteriophage plaque is preprocessed using the fast-matching, full-search algorithm. Starting with the fast-matching, full-search estimation model of a bacteriophage electronic plaque image, the whole search block-matching algorithm is applied to stabilize the bacteriophage plaque. In the stabilization process, the full-search block-matching algorithm is used for the operation in parallel. The matching improves the computational speed of the full-search block-matching algorithm, and reduces the effect of camera movement by stabilizing the electronic plaque image. Experiments show that the motion trajectory of the electronic image of bacteriophage plaque becomes more stable aft er the stabilization effect of the algorithm. The difference between two frames of the bacteriophage plaque image is reduced, the image resolution is improved, and a well-stabilized electronic image of the bacteriophage plaque is obtained.

Keywords: full-search block-matching, phage plaque, electronic image, stability, parallel computing, motion compensation

Cite As

S. Guo, G. Hao, "Electronic Image Stabilization of Phage Plaque Based on Full-Search Block-Matching Algorithm",
vol. 30 no. 4, pp. 261-267, 2022.


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2022-07-01

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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2022): International Journal of Engineering Intelligent Systems

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