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An information theoretic framework for image segmentation

In this paper, an information theoretic framework for image segmentation is presented. This approach is based on the information channel that goes from the image intensity histogram to the regions of the partitioned image. It allows us to define a new family of segmentation methods which maximize the mutual information of the channel. Firstly, a greedy top-down algorithm which partitions an image into homogeneous regions is introduced. Secondly, a histogram quantization algorithm which clusters color bins in a greedy bottom-up way is defined. Finally, the resulting regions in the partitioning algorithm can optionally be merged using the quantized histogram

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Author: Rigau Vilalta, Jaume
Feixas Feixas, Miquel
Sbert, Mateu
Date: 2004
Abstract: In this paper, an information theoretic framework for image segmentation is presented. This approach is based on the information channel that goes from the image intensity histogram to the regions of the partitioned image. It allows us to define a new family of segmentation methods which maximize the mutual information of the channel. Firstly, a greedy top-down algorithm which partitions an image into homogeneous regions is introduced. Secondly, a histogram quantization algorithm which clusters color bins in a greedy bottom-up way is defined. Finally, the resulting regions in the partitioning algorithm can optionally be merged using the quantized histogram
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Citation: Rigau, J., Feixas, M., i Sbert, S. (2004). An information theoretic framework for image segmentation. International Conference on Image Processing : 2004 : ICIP ’04, 2, 1193 - 1196. Recuperat 1 octubre 2010, a http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1419518
ISBN: 0-7803-8554-3
ISSN: 1522-4880
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/3067
Language: eng
Publisher: IEEE
Collection: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2004.1419518
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Is part of: © International Conference on Image Processing, 2004, vol. 2, p. 1193-1196
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Subject: Algorismes computacionals
Imatges -- Segmentació
Imatges -- Processament
Imaging segmentation
Computer algorithms
Image processing
Title: An information theoretic framework for image segmentation
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