An advanced level set method based on Bregman divergence for inhomogeneous image segmentation

Authors: Shi, D., Zhu, M., Zhang, Y. and Tian, F.

Journal: Proceedings of 2017 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, ICMLC 2017

Volume: 2

Pages: 334-339

ISBN: 9781538604069

DOI: 10.1109/ICMLC.2017.8108944

Abstract:

Intensity inhomogeneity often occurs in real images. Local information based level set methods are comparatively effective in segmenting image with inhomogeneous intensity. However, in practice, these models suffer from local minima and high computational cost. In this paper, a novel region-based level set method based on Bregman divergence and local binary fitting, hereafter referred to as Bregman-LBF, is proposed for image segmentation. The proposed method utilizes global and local information to formulate a new energy function. The Bregman-LBF model enjoys the following advantages: (1) Bregman-LBF outperforms the piece-wise constant(PC) model in handling intensity inhomogeneity. (2) Bregman-LBF is more effective than the local binary fitting (LBF) model and more robust than the global and local intensity fitting (GLIF) model. The relationship between the Bregman-LBF model and the existing models, e.g. the Chan-Vese(CV) model, is discussed. The experiments conducted on synthetic and benchmark image datasets have shown that the proposed Bregman-LBF outperforms the piece-wise constant (PC) model in handling intensity inhomogeneity. The experimental results have also shown that the Bregman-LBF is more effective than the local binary fitting (LBF) model and more robust than the global and local intensity fitting (GLIF) model.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/30474/

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AN ADVANCED LEVEL SET METHOD BASED ON BREGMAN DIVERGENCE FOR INHOMOGENEOUS IMAGE SEGMENTATION

Authors: Shi, D., Zhu, M., Zhang, Y. and Tian, F.

Journal: PROCEEDINGS OF 2017 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MACHINE LEARNING AND CYBERNETICS (ICMLC), VOL 2

Pages: 334-339

ISSN: 2160-133X

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/30474/

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An advanced level set method based on Bregman divergence for inhomogeneous image segmentation

Authors: Shi, D., Zhu, M., Zhang, Y. and Tian, F.

Conference: International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), 2017

Pages: 334-339

ISBN: 9781538604069

Abstract:

© 2017 IEEE. Intensity inhomogeneity often occurs in real images. Local information based level set methods are comparatively effective in segmenting image with inhomogeneous intensity. However, in practice, these models suffer from local minima and high computational cost. In this paper, a novel region-based level set method based on Bregman divergence and local binary fitting, hereafter referred to as Bregman-LBF, is proposed for image segmentation. The proposed method utilizes global and local information to formulate a new energy function. The Bregman-LBF model enjoys the following advantages: (1) Bregman-LBF outperforms the piece-wise constant(PC) model in handling intensity inhomogeneity. (2) Bregman-LBF is more effective than the local binary fitting (LBF) model and more robust than the global and local intensity fitting (GLIF) model. The relationship between the Bregman-LBF model and the existing models, e.g. the Chan-Vese(CV) model, is discussed. The experiments conducted on synthetic and benchmark image datasets have shown that the proposed Bregman-LBF outperforms the piece-wise constant (PC) model in handling intensity inhomogeneity. The experimental results have also shown that the Bregman-LBF is more effective than the local binary fitting (LBF) model and more robust than the global and local intensity fitting (GLIF) model.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/30474/

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