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A concurrent region growing algorithm guided by circumscribed contours

Image segmentation of natural scenes constitutes a major problem in machine vision. This paper presents a new proposal for the image segmentation problem which has been based on the integration of edge and region information. This approach begins by detecting the main contours of the scene which are later used to guide a concurrent set of growing processes. A previous analysis of the seed pixels permits adjustment of the homogeneity criterion to the region’s characteristics during the growing process. Since the high variability of regions representing outdoor scenes makes the classical homogeneity criteria useless, a new homogeneity criterion based on clustering analysis and convex hull construction is proposed. Experimental results have proven the reliability of the proposed approach

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Author: Cufí i Solé, Xavier
Muñoz Pujol, Xavier
Freixenet i Bosch, Jordi
Martí Bonmatí, Joan
Date: 2000
Abstract: Image segmentation of natural scenes constitutes a major problem in machine vision. This paper presents a new proposal for the image segmentation problem which has been based on the integration of edge and region information. This approach begins by detecting the main contours of the scene which are later used to guide a concurrent set of growing processes. A previous analysis of the seed pixels permits adjustment of the homogeneity criterion to the region’s characteristics during the growing process. Since the high variability of regions representing outdoor scenes makes the classical homogeneity criteria useless, a new homogeneity criterion based on clustering analysis and convex hull construction is proposed. Experimental results have proven the reliability of the proposed approach
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Citation: Cufi, X., Munoz, X., Freixenet, J., i Marti, J. (2000). A concurrent region growing algorithm guided by circumscribed contours. 15th International Conference on Pattern Recognition : 2000 : Proceedings, 1, 432-435. Recuperat 06 maig 2010, a http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=905369
ISBN: 0-7695-0750-6
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/2175
Language: eng
Publisher: IEEE
Collection: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPR.2000.905369
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Is part of: © 15th International Conference on Pattern Recognition : 2000 : Proceedings, 2000, vol. 1, p. 432-435
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Subject: Algorismes computacionals
Imatges -- Processament
Reconeixement de formes (Informàtica)
Visió per ordinador
Computer algorithms
Computer vision
Image processing
Pattern recognition systems
Title: A concurrent region growing algorithm guided by circumscribed contours
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