A local information based variational model for selective image segmentation

Jianping Zhang; Ke Chen; Bo Yu; Derek A. Gould

doi:10.3934/ipi.2014.8.293

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2014, Volume 8, Issue 1: 293-320. Doi: 10.3934/ipi.2014.8.293

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A local information based variational model for selective image segmentation

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School of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024
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Centre for Mathematical Imaging Techniques and Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZL
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School of Mathematical Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024
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Radiology Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospitals, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP

Received: July 2011

Revised: November 2012

Published: February 2014

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Many effective models are available for segmentation of an image to extract all homogenous objects within it. For applications where segmentation of a single object identifiable by geometric constraints within an image is desired, much less work has been done for this purpose. This paper presents an improved selective segmentation model, without `balloon' force, combining geometrical constraints and local image intensity information around zero level set, aiming to overcome the weakness of getting spurious solutions by Badshah and Chen's model [8]. A key step in our new strategy is an adaptive local band selection algorithm. Numerical experiments show that the new model appears to be able to detect an object possessing highly complex and nonconvex features, and to produce desirable results in terms of segmentation quality and robustness.

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Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 62H35, 65N22, 65N55; Secondary: 74G65.

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