基于显著性区域的图像分割

在经典的Chan-Vese模型中结合显著性分析,提出了一种有效的目标分割方法.即首先利用频谱残差方法提取图像的显著性区域,针对阈值分割方法的缺点使用改进的自适应阈值分割方法获取目标的大致轮廓,并以此轮廓作为Chan-Vese模型中初始曲线.该方法使得活动轮廓可以从靠近目标物体的位置进行演化,去除复杂背景的干扰.这样就解决了背景复杂时无法得到较为准确的边缘的问题;同时,也减少了CV模型的迭代次数.实验结果表明无论是背景复杂的灰度图像还是医学彩色图像,该算法的分割精度和运行效率都优于CV模型.     

一种基于多特征的距离正则化水平集快速分割方法

现有的图像分割模型存在对初始化信息敏感,分割速率慢,图像弱边界区的泄露等现象.提出了一种混合快速分割方法.该方法利用偏压场近似估计图像的局部统计信息,并结合全局信息相容性及改进的距离正则化方法建立模型,最后将模型嵌入水平集框架中,与此同时,引入双重终止准则以提高分割的速度.最后利用合成图像和真实图像进行分割实验,并与CV（Chan-Vese）模型、非线性自适应水平集方法以及局部尺度拟合模型对比,表明本方法不仅对初始化信息敏感度降低,而且分割速度提高3~5倍.     

基于改进C-V模型的B超图像分割

图像分割是医学超声图像学中的难题之一.针对传统的水平集图像分割法速度较慢,提出了一种基于改进Chan-Vese(C-V)模型和加强中值滤波的B超图像分割方法,并与传统的C-V模型分割方法进行比较,最后用最大香农熵等方法评价分割结果.实验结果表明:改进的C-V模型B超图像分割法具有较好的分割性能,并且耗时方面明显优于传统C-V模型分割方法,可以将其应用于医学超声图像的分割中,能够到达实时性的要求.     

基于平滑性测度的直方图自适应模糊增强图像分割

本文提出了一种新的基于平滑性测度的直方图自适应模糊增强图像分割方法。该方法通过定义图像的平滑性测度,采用模糊增强技术对图像的灰度直方图进行增强,然后在增强的直方图上,利用自适应多阈值分割方法进行图像分割。实验表明,该方法对强噪声图像具有良好的分割效果。     

基于Chan-Vese模型的多相位图像分割

利用Chan-Vese模型,对多相位图像实现了串行分层分割。首先得到目标和背景2个子区域,然后判断各子区域内部是否仍包含有感兴趣的目标,如果有,则对该子区域再次采用Chan-Vese模型进行分割,如此迭代直到分割出图像中所有的目标。较之采用Mumford-Shah模型,本文方法计算简单,而且对多相位图像中的目标定位准确,每一层分割都可以得到有意义的区域。实验表明,本文方法可以有效、准确地实现对多相位图像的分割。     

基于模糊阈值和水平集的红外图像分割方法

针对阈值法分割红外图像易产生误分割和水平集分割方法受初始曲线限制大,提出了一种结合模糊阈值与水平集的自适应红外图像分割方法。该方法首先采用二维Otsu方法计算阈值,利用该阈值获取模糊阈值分割法中的窗口宽度,使模糊阈值分割法具有自适应性;然后采用此自适应模糊阈值分割法预分割红外图像,利用预分割结果自动获取水平集初始曲线;最后将Chan-Vese方法与Shi方法结合提出改进的水平集方法,并用此方法分割红外图像。实验结果表明,本文方法具有较好的分割效果和较强的鲁棒性。     

基于Gabor小波的无边缘活动围道纹理分割方法

该文提出了一种基于Gabor小波的活动围道纹理分割新方法。该方法先用Gabor小波提取图像的纹理特征,再用Chan-Vese模型进行分割。与其它基于Chan-Vese模型的纹理分割方法相比,基于Gabor小波的活动围道的纹理分割方法有两个优点:一是同时使用纹理特征和灰度信息演化围道,可分割纹理图像和非纹理图像,分割方法的灵活性好;二是在分割多类目标时,采用多级分层式曲线演化方法解决了初始围道难以选择的问题。对自然界真实图像和遥感图像的分割实验结果说明,该文提出的分割方法精度高。     

一种基于改进Chan-Vese模型的图像分割方法

为了解决红外目标在运动过程中因遮挡带来的误分割和误跟踪问题,在参考Chunming Li提出的无需重新初始化水平集方法的基础上,提出了基于改进Chan-Vese模型的图像分割方法,给出了模型的能量函数及数值实现,通过对实际采集红外序列图像数据的对比实验验证了所提图像分割模型在解决目标受到遮挡问题中的有效性.     

自适应二阶总广义变分图像恢复方法

针对经典的总变分(TV)去噪模型容易导致阶梯效应 的缺陷,提出了一种自适应的二阶总广义变分(TGV)图像恢 复模型。通过在二阶TGV正则项中引入边缘指示函数,并利用边缘指示函数在平滑区域,增强 扩散,去除噪声,在边缘处降低扩散,保护边缘等特征恢复图像,在新模型中,自适应二阶 总广义变分是正则项,它能自动的平衡一阶和二阶导数项。因此这些特征使得新 模型在去噪的同时不但能够自适应地保持图像的边缘信息,而且还能去除阶梯效应。为了有 效的计算该模型,本文采用原始一对偶算法仿真新模型,实验结果表明,与经 典的TV模型相比,改进的方法无论是在视觉效果还是信噪比(SNR)上都有 明显地提高。     

自适应空间约束融入混合模型的遥感图像分割

为了降低图像噪声的影响并提高遥感图像分割精度,提出了一种自适应空间约束融入混合模型的遥感图像分割算法。考虑到学生t分布具有重尾特性比高斯分布更具有鲁棒性,利用学生t混合模型(Student’s-t Mixture Model, SMM)建模像素光谱测度概率分布。为了避免图像噪声对分割结果的影响,基于马尔可夫随机场利用局部像素类属概率定义组份权重,将像素空间相关性融入SMM,进而构建出空间约束图像分割模型。为了实现自适应平滑系数的模型参数求解,采用梯度下降方法求解分割模型。采用本文算法对添加噪声的遥感图像进行分割实验,结果表明,所提算法可有效降低图像噪声的影响,同时可准确分割高分辨率遥感图像。     

Image segmentation and selective smoothing by using Mumford-Shah model.

Recently, Chan and Vese developed an active contour model for image segmentation and smoothing by using piecewise constant and smooth representation of an image. Tsai et al. also independently developed a segmentation and smoothing method similar to the Chan and Vese piecewise smooth approach. These models are active contours based on the Mumford-Shah variational approach and the level-set method. In this paper, we develop a new hierarchical method which has many advantages compared to the Chan and Vese multiphase active contour models. First, unlike previous works, the curve evolution partial differential equations (PDEs) for different level-set functions are decoupled. Each curve evolution PDE is the equation of motion of just one level-set function, and different level-set equations of motion are solved in a hierarchy. This decoupling of the motion equations of the level-set functions speeds up the segmentation process significantly. Second, because of the coupling of the curve evolution equations associated with different level-set functions, the initialization of the level sets in Chan and Vese's method is difficult to handle. In fact, different initial conditions may produce completely different results. The hierarchical method proposed in this paper can avoid the problem due to the choice of initial conditions. Third, in this paper, we use the diffusion equation for denoising. This method, therefore, can deal with very noisy images. In general, our method is fast, flexible, not sensitive to the choice of initial conditions, and produces very good results.     

A variational model and graph cuts optimization for interactive foreground extraction

In this paper, an interactive segmentation method is proposed, which is based on an improved Chan–Vese model, i.e. multiple piecewise constant model with geodesic active contour. The k-means method is used to learn the models of the foreground and background, which are the optimal piecewise constant approximation of the original image according to the input seeds clue by the user. Based on the piecewise constant models of the foreground and background, the multiple piecewise constant with a geodesic active contour energy function can be minimized by effective graph cuts algorithm, and the minimum cuts can be used to partition the image into the foreground and background. Numerical experiments demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed interactive foreground extraction method based on the improved Chan–Vese model compared to the original Chan–Vese model by simple user interaction.     

A multi-object image segmentation C–V model based on region division and gradient guide

The Chan–Vese (C–V) model is an ineffective method for processing images in which the intensity is inhomogeneous. This is especially true for multi-object segmentation, in which the target may be missed or excessively segmented. In addition, for images with rich texture information, the processing speed of the C–V is slow. To overcome these problems, this paper proposes an effective multi-object C–V segmentation model based on region division and gradient guide. First, a rapid initial contour search is conducted using Otsu’s method. This contour line becomes the initial contour for our multi-object segmentation C–V model based on a gradient guide. To achieve the multi-object segmentation the image is then converted to a single level set whose evolution is controlled using an adaptive gradient. The feasibility of the proposed model is analyzed theoretically, and a number of simulation experiments are conducted to validate its effectiveness.     

基于改进先验形状CV模型的目标分割

由于空间目标姿态变化较大,且其灰度与地球背景差异较小,传统CV（Chan and Vese）模型难以获得理想的分割结果。针对目标被部分遮挡或部分信息丢失情况下CV模型不能正确识别问题,Chan和Zhu在CV模型基础上引入先验能量项,构建的先验形状模型只具有旋转、缩放和平移不变性。本文提出了一种先验形状约束的变分水平集改进模型,用于分割星空及复杂地球背景下的空间目标。在保持先验形状模型具有旋转、缩放和平移不变性的基础上,本文改进的变分水平集模型增加了X、Y方向拉伸以及剪切不变约束能量项,增强了先验形状对目标变化的自适应性。实验结果表明本文方法对复杂背景下姿态变化较大的空间目标,具有更好的分割效果。      

Image segmentation using fuzzy energy-based active contour with shape prior

This paper presents a fuzzy energy-based active contour model with shape prior for image segmentation. The paper proposes a fuzzy energy functional including a data term and a shape prior term. The data term, inspired from the region-based active contour approach proposed by Chan and Vese, evolves the contour relied on image information. The shape term inspired from Chan and Zhu’s work, defined as the distance between the evolving shape and a reference one, constrains the evolving contour with respect to the reference shape. To align the shapes, we exploit the shape normalization procedure which takes into account the affine transformation. In addition, to minimize the energy functional, we utilize a direct method to calculate the energy alterations. The proposed model therefore can deal with images with background clutter and object occlusion, improves the computational speed, and avoids difficulties associated with time step selection issue in gradient descent-based approaches.     

基于Chan-Vese模型的树形结构多相水平集图像分割算法

由于Chan-Vese(C-V)模型通过单个水平集的符号将待分割图像划分为目标和背景两个部分,所以当图像的多个目标的轮廓成多连接时,C-V模型将无法表示.为了解决C-V模型在表示目标轮廓上的局限,提出了基于C-V模型的树形结构多相水平集算法.关键策略是通过改变图像背景,使得水平集在新图像上重新收敛;核心技术是依据同时明度对比提出的背景填充技术;算法流程采用多水平集串行收敛方式实现多相分割(n-1次收敛可以实现n相分割,n＞1).实验结果表明,本算法可以表示复杂的区域连接情况(n相分割最多可以表示n连接情况),能够实现多目标分割(n相分割可以实现n-1个目标分割),特别适合于目标中含有子目标的图像.     

Markov random field regularisation models for adaptive binarisationof nonuniform images

Two related MRF models, an edge-preserving smoothing model followed by a modified standard regularisation, are presented for the adaptive binarisation of nonuniform images in the presence of noise. In particular, a computational model is developed for a modified standard regularisation method which calculates the adaptive threshold surface for noisy images. Since the modified standard regularisation depends only on the image data, and not its edge segments, it gives much better performance and can be applied to more classes of image than those methods that solely rely on edge segments. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method has the best performance over three other commonly used adaptive segmentation methods and is faster than previous interpolation-based thresholding techniques     

基于最大后验概率的SAR图像目标分割算法

文中使用最大后验概率(MAP)分类方法实现合成孔径雷达(SAR)图像目标分割,并与基于偏微分方程(PDE)的各向异性扩散(AD)过程结合起来,使MAP分类准则得到更好的分割结果。AD过程是作用在后验概率上的空域滤波器,具有高效、精确和简洁的优点,并对图像数据的分布特性具有很强的适应性。这种方法需要先将图像从灰度域转化到后验概率域,因此需要对像素灰度分布进行条件概率分布建模,并进行参数估计。文中巧妙的使用有限混合高斯分布模型来逼近条件概率分布,并用期望最大化(EM)方法用来实现参数估计。在引入这种新奇的混合高斯分布模型后,基于MAP-AD的分割算法对地面SAR图像获得了很好的分割结果并对图像灰度分布具有很强的鲁棒性。     

Active Contours without Edges for Vector-Valued Images

In this paper, we propose an active contour algorithm for object detection in vector-valued images (such as RGB or multispectral). The model is an extension of the scalar Chan–Vese algorithm to the vector-valued case [1]. The model minimizes a Mumford–Shah functional over the length of the contour, plus the sum of the fitting error over each component of the vector-valued image. Like the Chan–Vese model, our vector-valued model can detect edges both with or without gradient. We show examples where our model detects vector-valued objects which are undetectable in any scalar representation. For instance, objects with different missing parts in different channels are completely detected (such as occlusion). Also, in color images, objects which are invisible in each channel or in intensity can be detected by our algorithm. Finally, the model is robust with respect to noise, requiring no a priori denoising step.