An Improved Image Segmentation Active Contour Model

Abstract:

The Chan-Vese (C-V) active contour model has low computational complexity, initialization and insensitive to noise advantagesand utilizes global region information of images, so it is difficult to handle images with intensity inhomogeneity. The Local binary fitting (LBF) model based on local region information has its certain advantages in mages segmentation of weak boundary or uneven greay.but , the segmentation results are very sensitive to the initial contours, In order to address this problem, this paper proposes a new active contour model with a partial differential equation, which integrates both global and local region information. Experimental results show that it has a distinctive advantage over C-V model for images with intensity inhomogeneity, and it is more efficient than LBF.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 513-517)
• Pages: 3463-3467
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.513-517.3463
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Li Fen Zhou*, Chang Xu Cai
• Keywords: Active Contour Model, C-V Model, Image Segmentation, LBF Model, Partial Differential Equation

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