title: An estimator for functional data with application to MRI.
abstract: We propose a method for restoring the underlying true signal in noisy functional images. The Nadaraya-Watson (NW) estimator described in, e.g., [1] is a classical nonparametric estimator for this problem. Since the true scene in many applications contains abrupt changes between pixels of different types, a modification of the NW estimator is needed. In the data we study, the characteristics of each pixel are given as a function of time. This means that a curve of data points is observed at each pixel. Utilizing this time information, the NW weights can be modified to obtain a weighted average over pixels with the same true value. Theoretical results showing the estimator's properties are developed. Several parameters play an important role for the restoration result. Practical guidelines are given for how these parameters can be selected. Finally, we demonstrate how the method can be successfully applied both to artificial data and Magnetic Resonance Images.
authors: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Univeristy of Tromsø, Norway.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Godtliebsen
authors: C K
authors: CK
authors: Chu
authors: S H
authors: SH
authors: Sørbye
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Torheim
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male