A content-based image retrieval system based on object-moment feature

The last decade has witnessed great interest in research on content-based image retrieval (CBIR). In 2009, Lin et al. proposed a smart CBIR system based on colour and texture feature. Their system has a high detection rate except the cases where image objects have similar shapes. To enhance the detection rate a shape-based image feature called object-moment is proposed in this paper. Object-moment uses the moment of force to compute the object edge feature by calculating the distance from each edge pixel to the axis, and adding them up as a feature. Besides, we integrate the colour features (NSOM, CSOM) and the texture features (CCM, DBPSP) to enhance image detection rate and simplify computation of image retrieval. A series of analyses and comparisons are performed in our experiments to demonstrate that our proposed method improves the retrieval accuracy significantly.     

Unsupervised learning-based clustering approach for smart identification of pathologies and segmentation of tissues in brain magnetic resonance imaging

Human-made/developed algorithms provide automatic identification and segmentation of the tissues, lesions and tumor regions available in brain magnetic resonance scan images, which invocates predicaments such as high computational cost and low accuracy rate. Such hassles are reconciled with the utilization of an unsupervised approach in combination with clustering techniques. Initially, static features are chosen from the input image, which is fed to the self-organizing map (SOM), where the algorithm employs the dimensionality reduction of input images. Consecutively, the reduced SOM prototype of data is clustered by the modified fuzzy K-means (MFKM) algorithm. The MFKM algorithm can be modified in terms of membership variables because it operates with spatial information and converges quickly, and this would be of greater benefit to radiologists as they reduce the wrong predictions and voluminous time that normally occur owing to human involvement. The proposed algorithm provides 98.77% sensitivity and 97.5% specificity, which are better than any other traditional algorithms mentioned in this article.     

商标检索中形状特征描述的研究

针对图像检索中的＂语义鸿沟＂问题,以商标图像为研究对象。分析了拉丁字母的物象、抽象和意象等含义,构建了一套＂字母描述子＂语言。同时还分析了商标的起源、构成和特征,并提出了用＂字母描述子＂对商标图像进行特征描述和编码的方法。经系列的检索结果和统计数据说明,用＂字母描述子＂对商标特征进行描述、编码和检索的方法具有一定的实用意义。     

A novel grey‐based feature ranking method for feature subset selection

Abstract

In this paper, a novel grey‐based feature ranking method for feature subset selection is proposed. The classification effectiveness of each attribute of a specific classification problem is proposed and then each attribute can be ranked. Features with higher classification effectiveness are more important and relevant and thus considered as the final feature subset for pattern classification. Experiments performed on various application domains are reported to demonstrate the performance of the proposed approach. The proposed approach yields better performance than other existing feature subset selection methods and is helpful for improving the classification accuracy in pattern classification.     

基于多超平面支持向量机的图像语义分类算法

由于图像的低层可视特征与高层语义内容之间存在巨大的语义鸿沟,而基于内容的图像分类和检索准确性极大依赖低层可视特征的描述,本文提出了一种基于多超平面支持向量机的图像语义分类方法.多超平面分类器从优化问题的复杂度和运行泛化能力两方面进行研究,是最优分离超平面分类器一种显而易见的扩展.实验结果表明,本文提出的方法在图像语义分类的准确性方面要优于诸如采用色彩特征和纹理特征的支持向量机分类器的其它方法.     

Silver Sulphide Formation During Thiosulphate Sensitization

Emulsions prepared with an inert gelatin have been sensitized with sodium thiosulphate labelled with radioactive ³⁵S. An analytical technique similar to that used by Frieser and Ranz¹ has been used to measure the amounts of silver sulphide formed. The breakdown of thiosulphate has been shown to follow first order reaction kinetics at a rate proportional to the free silver ion concentration in the emulsion to the power of 0.8.     

基于特征匹配的地图图像自动配准技术研究

本文针对地图中的特征点,提出了一种基于广义特征点的图像自动配准方法,将特征点从单纯的点拓展到特征区域。以Moravec算子结合其他特征约束条件来自动搜索广义特征点。分别对两幅图像提取广义特征点后,利用基于根均方误差和交叉相关的两级匹配算法完成同名控制点的建立。并以局部加权直线拟合方法来校正图像的几何畸变。最后建立两幅图像之间的函数映射关系,完成图像的配准。实验结果证明了该方法的有效性。该方法可用于校正近景面地图影像的几何畸变和遥感图像的局部几何畸变。     

基于色彩特征的超声医学图像分析方法

图像分割是计算机图像识别和理解的基础，本文提出一种基于色彩特征的彩色多普勒图像分割和基于频域双线性插值的图像旋转与用户交互式剪切相结合的图像分析方法，通过计算彩色超声医学图像的三基色R，G，B的色彩特征，提取出感兴趣的区域并实现了图像的分割，实验证明这是快速可行的彩色分割方法。