{"title":"Automated initialization and automated design of border detection criteria in edge-based image segmentation","authors":"M. Brejl, M. Sonka","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839565","url":null,"abstract":"An automated model-based image segmentation method is presented. Information for image segmentation is automatically derived from a training set provided in a form of segmentation examples. In the first step, an approximate location of the object of interest is determined. In the second step, accurate border segmentation is performed. The method was tested in five different segmentation tasks that included 489 objects to be segmented. The final segmentation was compared to manually defined borders with good results. Two major problems of current edge-based image segmentation algorithms were addressed: strong dependence on a close-to-target initialization, and necessity for manual redesign of segmentation criteria whenever a new segmentation problem is encountered.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125272488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Gleason, M. Paulus, Dabney K. Johnson, H. Sari-Sarraf, M. Abidi
{"title":"Statistical-based deformable models with simultaneous optimization of object gray-level and shape characteristics","authors":"S. Gleason, M. Paulus, Dabney K. Johnson, H. Sari-Sarraf, M. Abidi","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839578","url":null,"abstract":"A statistical-based deformable model is being developed that improves upon existing point distribution models (PDM). Existing PDM boundary finding techniques often suffer from the following shortcomings: (1) global shape and gray-level information are treated independently during boundary optimization; (2) a priori local shape characteristics are not utilized; and (3) there is no existing metric that provides a confidence measure of segmentation performance. A new deformable model algorithm is under development in which the objective function used during optimization of the boundary encompasses several important characteristics. First the objective function includes both global shape and local gray-level characteristics, so optimization occurs with respect to both pieces of information simultaneously. In addition, local shape characteristics, as derived from the training set, are also incorporated into the boundary finding process. Finally, the objective function is formulated in a way that leads directly to a confidence metric that indicates how well the final boundary fits the underlying object as defined in the target image, This new algorithm is being applied to high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) images of laboratory mice for the purposes of abdominal structure (primarily kidney) identification. Preliminary results are shown for mouse kidney and spine segmentation.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122253037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A spectral-imaging system and algorithms for recovering spectral functions","authors":"S. Tominaga, R. Okajima","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839616","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge of such spectral functions as the surface-spectral reflectances of objects and the illuminant spectral power distribution is needed for realizing color constancy, accurate color reproduction, and rendering realistic images. This paper describes a spectral-imaging system using a liquid-crystal tunable filter and algorithms for recovering the spectral functions of illuminant and surface reflectance from the image data. First, we introduce a filtering mechanism and the camera system. Next, the camera outputs and the spectral functions are represented by finite-dimensional linear models. The algorithms for estimating the spectral functions are then presented using the image data. Finally the usefulness of the proposed imaging system and algorithms is shown in an experiment.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116752993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Pielot, E. Gundelfinger, A. Hess, Michael Scholz, K. Obermayer
{"title":"Warping with optimized weighting factors of displacement vectors-a new method to reduce inter-individual variations in brain imaging","authors":"R. Pielot, E. Gundelfinger, A. Hess, Michael Scholz, K. Obermayer","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839612","url":null,"abstract":"An accurate comparison of multimodal and/or inter-individual 3D image datasets of brains requires geometric transformation techniques (warping) to reduce geometric variations. Here, a subset of warping techniques, namely point-based warping, is investigated. For this kind of warping landmarks between datasets have to be defined. In large 3D datasets manual setting of landmarks is time-consuming and therefore impracticable. Consequently we approach this problem by investigating fast automatic procedures for determining landmarks, based on Monte Carlo techniques. The combined methods were tested on 3D autoradiographs of the brains of gerbils. The results are evaluated by three different similarity functions. We found that the combined approach is highly applicable in processing brain images.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125699849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lower-level and higher-level approaches to content-based image retrieval","authors":"Qasim Iqbal, J. Aggarwal","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839599","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a content-based image retrieval system that employs both higher-level and lower-level vision methodologies separately and in conjunction the retrieval of images containing large man-made objects. The goal is to use the lower-level analysis module to increase the capability of the higher-level analysis module, for queries where the structure exhibited by the manmade objects is important. Higher-level analysis is performed globally to extract structure by employing the elements of perceptual grouping to extract different shape representations for higher-level feature extraction from primitive image features. The shape representations include \"L\" junctions, \"U\" junctions and parallel groups. Lower-level analysis is performed globally by using Gabor filters to extract texture features. A man-made object region of interest extracted by using perceptual grouping is used as a frame for conducting lower-level analysis. Lower-level analysis may be performed without confinement to the region of interest, i.e., over the whole image. A channel energy model is utilized to extract lower-level feature vectors consisting of fractional energies in various spatial channels. The image database consists of monocular grayscale outdoor images taken from a ground-level camera.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"205 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134231384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient indexing of multi-color sets for content-based image retrieval","authors":"P. A. Mlsna, Jeffrey J. Rodríguez","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839583","url":null,"abstract":"The color set concept of Smith and Chang (1995, 1996) is a useful and efficient approach to image indexing and querying in a way that combines color and spatial information. By indexing relatively important regions based on both their color content and their spatial locations, the color set method allows rapid retrieval of images matching a specified color-spatial query. To produce a color set representation for an image, it is necessary to determine the relevant color combinations that occur in the image. We present here a new technique for determine the relevant color combinations much more efficiently than the original algorithm. Using this refinement, the process of analyzing an image in order to produce a color set description becomes many times faster.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127223252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seat occupation detection inside vehicles","authors":"P. Faber","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839597","url":null,"abstract":"In our paper we address the problem of robust seat occupation detection inside vehicles. The approach used consists of four steps: correction of distortions followed by an epipolar rectification of the stereo images, feature extraction, feature-based matching, and the seat occupation detection and verification. The focus in this paper is on the verification of the seat occupation. The step of verification corresponds to a classification of the driver and the passenger seat as occupied or empty. First, we try to estimate the seat geometry and localization. Implicitly it can be deduced from the results, that if a seat can be modeled adapted to the data, the seat is empty. Otherwise we can assume that the seat is occupied by an object. Then, we try to differ between an occupation by a human, or any other object. On tests on numerous image sequences recorded inside different vehicles the feasibility of the approach is shown.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"31 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133783187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modulation domain image segmentation","authors":"T. Tangsukson, J. Havlicek","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839569","url":null,"abstract":"We present a modulation domain technique for segmenting textured images modeled as 2D multicomponent AM-FM functions. A Gabor filter bank is used to derive estimates of the dominant modulations at each image point and statistical clustering is then performed with respect to a similarity measure-based modulation domain entropy. Post processing is applied in the image domain to regularize the solution and enforce spatial correspondence. Several synthetic and natural examples are presented.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122047630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overcomplete image representations and locally best model selection","authors":"Y. Wan, R. Nowak","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839573","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we formulate a general modeling framework that unifies and extends several state-of-the-art statistical image processing methodologies, including translation-invariant wavelet methods, overcomplete image representations, and best basis selection. At the heart of this framework is a novel hierarchical image model that combines/fuses several basis systems into a single observed image representation through a local model selection (local-MS) criterion, and derives a MAP estimator for each pixel. This framework overcomes several limitations of existing basis selection methods, and is demonstrated to have superior performance in real image analysis applications.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125947752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Pattichis, A. Bovik, John W. Havlicek, N. Sidiropoulos
{"title":"On the representation of wideband images using permutations for lossless coding","authors":"M. Pattichis, A. Bovik, John W. Havlicek, N. Sidiropoulos","doi":"10.1109/IAI.2000.839607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IAI.2000.839607","url":null,"abstract":"We introduce a novel method for representing and coding wideband signals using permutations. The signal samples are first sorted, and then encoded using differential pulse code modulation. We show that our method is optimal for DPCM coding and develop a novel algorithm for encoding the permutation information efficiently. We show that the new algorithm achieves coding gains over Huffman coding.","PeriodicalId":224112,"journal":{"name":"4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation","volume":"457 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115858830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}