Fusion of color and edge information for improved segmentation and edge linking
- 23 December 2002
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Vol. 4 (15206149) , 2176-2179
- https://doi.org/10.1109/icassp.1996.545851
Abstract
We propose a new method for combined color image segmentation and edge linking. The image is first segmented based on color information only. The segmentation map is modeled by a Gibbs random field, to ensure formation of spatially contiguous regions. Next, spatial edge locations are determined using the magnitude of the gradient of the 3-channel image vector field. Finally, regions in the segmentation map are split and merged by a region-labeling procedure to enforce their consistency with the edge map. The boundaries of the final segmentation map constitute a linked edge map. Experimental results are reported.Keywords
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