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http://dx.doi.org/10.3745/JIPS.02.0105

An Improved Level Set Method to Image Segmentation Based on Saliency  

Wang, Yan (School of Computer and Communication, Lanzhou University of Technology)
Xu, Xianfa (School of Computer and Communication, Lanzhou University of Technology)
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Journal of Information Processing Systems / v.15, no.1, 2019 , pp. 7-21 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to improve the edge segmentation effect of the level set image segmentation and avoid the influence of the initial contour on the level set method, a saliency level set image segmentation model based on local Renyi entropy is proposed. Firstly, the saliency map of the original image is extracted by using saliency detection algorithm. And the outline of the saliency map can be used to initialize the level set. Secondly, the local energy and edge energy of the image are obtained by using local Renyi entropy and Canny operator respectively. At the same time, new adaptive weight coefficient and boundary indication function are constructed. Finally, the local binary fitting energy model (LBF) as an external energy term is introduced. In this paper, the contrast experiments are implemented in different image database. The robustness of the proposed model for segmentation of images with intensity inhomogeneity and complicated edges is verified.
Keywords
Canny Operator; Edge Energy; Level Set Method; Local Renyi Entropy; Saliency Map;
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