Semantic content-based image retrieval: A comprehensive study

The complexity of multimedia contents is significantly increasing in the current digital world. This yields an exigent demand for developing highly effective retrieval systems to satisfy human needs. Recently, extensive research efforts have been presented and conducted in the field of content-based image retrieval (CBIR). The majority of these efforts have been concentrated on reducing the semantic gap that exists between low-level image features represented by digital machines and the profusion of high-level human perception used to perceive images. Based on the growing research in the recent years, this paper provides a comprehensive review on the state-of-the-art in the field of CBIR. Additionally, this study presents a detailed overview of the CBIR framework and improvements achieved; including image preprocessing, feature extraction and indexing, system learning, benchmarking datasets, similarity matching, relevance feedback, performance evaluation, and visualization. Finally, promising research trends, challenges, and our insights are provided to inspire further research efforts.     

Feature extraction and soft computing methods for aerospace structure defect classification

This study concerns the effectiveness of several techniques and methods of signals processing and data interpretation for the diagnosis of aerospace structure defects. This is done by applying different known feature extraction methods, in addition to a new CBIR-based one; and some soft computing techniques including a recent HPC parallel implementation of the U-BRAIN learning algorithm on Non Destructive Testing data. The performance of the resulting detection systems are measured in terms of Accuracy, Sensitivity, Specificity, and Precision. Their effectiveness is evaluated by the Matthews correlation, the Area Under Curve (AUC), and the F-Measure. Several experiments are performed on a standard dataset of eddy current signal samples for aircraft structures. Our experimental results evidence that the key to a successful defect classifier is the feature extraction method – namely the novel CBIR-based one outperforms all the competitors – and they illustrate the greater effectiveness of the U-BRAIN algorithm and the MLP neural network among the soft computing methods in this kind of application.     

基于信息熵和Gabor滤波器的图像检索

采用颜色和纹理的多特征提取,将图像按照一定的规则进行分块,对各个分块分别进行各种特征向量的提取.采用HSV颜色空间把颜色特征量化到72个颜色空间得到72柄的一维直方图,计算图像信息熵;纹理特征采用Gabor滤波器.该种分块方法能够很好的利用图像内容的空间信息,综合颜色和纹理特征能够有效地提高查全率和差准率.     

用于提高谷歌图像搜索结果的二分类器在线学习方法

对于基于关键词的图像检索,利用检索结果的视觉相似性学习二分类器有望成为改善检索结果的最有效途径之一. 为改善搜索引擎的搜索结果,本文提出一种算法框架并且基于此框架着重研究训练数据选择这一关键问题. 训练数据选择过程由两个阶段组成:1）训练数据初始化以开始分类器学习过程;2）分类器迭代学习过程中的动态数据选择. 对于初始训练数据的选择,我们探讨了基于聚类和基于排序两种方法,并且对比了自动训练数据选择与人工标注的结果. 对于动态数据选择,我们比较了支持向量机和基于最大最小后验伪概率的贝叶斯分类器的分类效果. 组合上述两个阶段的不同方法,我们得到了8种不同的算法,并将其用于谷歌搜索引擎进行基于关键词的图像检索. 实验结果证明,如何从含有噪声的搜索结果中选择训练数据是搜索结果改善的关键问题. 实验显示我们的方法能够有效的改善谷歌搜索的结果,尤其是排序在前的结果. 尽早为用户提供更相关的结果能够更大程度的减少用户逐个翻页查看结果的工作. 另外,如何使自动训练数据选择与人工标注媲美仍是需要继续研究的一个问题.     

基于全局不变矩和分块主颜色的图像检索算法

为充分发挥全局不变矩对图像形状信息着重考虑的优势,规避颜色直方图未曾考虑图像的空间位置以及常见分块策略忽略分块间的相互联系等弊端,提出一种改进的全局不变矩和分块主颜色相结合的图像检索算法。计算图像的全局不变矩,提取图像各分块主颜色,将两者进行归一化处理后进行线性加权求和,计算综合相似度。实验结果表明,该算法具有较高的检索精度,能够提高检索性能。     

一种基于内容图像检索的新的相关反馈方法

基于内容的图像检索技术是信息多媒技术发展中迫切需要研究和发展的前沿课题.由于图像底层特征和高层语义之间存在着巨大的语义鸿沟,使得基于内容的图像检索很难取得令人满意的效果.作为一种有效的解决方法,相关反馈已应用在很多图像检索系统中,提高了检索精确性.在此基础上提出了一种新的相关反馈方法,把检索向量转移和权值调整同时应用于基于内容的图像检索系统中.实验结果证明该方法提高了检索的收敛速度和检索的精确性.     

基于内容图像检索中的相关反馈技术研究*

简要介绍了基于内容的图像检索,讨论了相关反馈的基本思想及其交互过程,重点对现有的相关反馈算法进行了分类总结和分析,并展望了今后相关反馈技术的发展趋势。     

基于内容的图像检索

本文对基于内容的图像检索的研究现状以及关键技术进行了分析、说明,并介绍了MPEG-7标准的相关内容。     

用于图像检索的连通直方图方法

本文提出了一种用于图像检索的连通直方图（CRH：Connected-Region histogram)方法。连通直方图是图像中连通区域面积的统计函数，反应了图像中连通区域的概率分布，是图像内容的一种简洁表达。它具有灰度、旋转、平移等不变性，并可通过权函数来强调某些连通区域。另外，还可以根据连通区域的其他特征（如连通区域的形状、所处的相对位置等）来优化、改进连通直方图，提高图像的检索效率。实验证明，连通直方图具有一定的图像检索能力。