"Segmentação de imagens e validação de classes por abordagem estocástica" / Image segmentation and class validation in a stochastic approach

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

An important stage of the automatic image analysis process is segmentation, that aims to split an image into regions whose pixels exhibit a certain degree of similarity. Texture is known as an efficient feature that provides enough discriminant power to differenciate pixels from distinct regions. It is usually defined as a random combination of pixel intensities. A considerable amount of researches has been done on non-supervised techniques for image segmentation based on stochastic models, in which texture is defined as Markov Random Fields. Such an important method in this category is the EM/MPM, an iterative algorithm that combines the maximum-likelihood parameter estimation model EM with the MPM segmentation algorithm, whose aim is to minimize the number of misclassified pixels in the image. This work has carried out a study on stochastic models for segmentation and shows an implementation for the EM/MPM algorithm, together with a multiresolution approach. A new threshold-based scheme for the estimation of initial parameters for the EM/MPM model has been proposed. This work also shows how to incorporate the concept of annealing to the current EM/MPM algorithm in order to improve segmentation. Additionally, a study on the class validity problem (search for the correct number of classes) has been done, showing the most important techniques available in the literature. As a consequence, a gray level distribution-based approach has been devised. Finally, the work shows an extension of the traditional EM/MPM technique for segmenting 2D and 3D meshes.

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markov random field class validation segmentação de malhas segmentação de imagens validação de classes mesh segmentation campos de markov image segmentation

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