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A Hierarchical Multilevel Image Thresholding Method Based on the Maximum Fuzzy Entropy Principle

A Hierarchical Multilevel Image Thresholding Method Based on the Maximum Fuzzy Entropy Principle

Pearl P. Guan, Hong Yan
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781466639942|ISBN10: 1466639946|EISBN13: 9781466639959
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch016
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Guan, Pearl P., and Hong Yan. "A Hierarchical Multilevel Image Thresholding Method Based on the Maximum Fuzzy Entropy Principle." Image Processing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 274-302. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch016

APA

Guan, P. P. & Yan, H. (2013). A Hierarchical Multilevel Image Thresholding Method Based on the Maximum Fuzzy Entropy Principle. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Image Processing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 274-302). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch016

Chicago

Guan, Pearl P., and Hong Yan. "A Hierarchical Multilevel Image Thresholding Method Based on the Maximum Fuzzy Entropy Principle." In Image Processing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 274-302. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch016

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Abstract

Image thresholding and edge detection are crucial in image processing and understanding. In this chapter, the authors propose a hierarchical multilevel image thresholding method for edge information extraction based on the maximum fuzzy entropy principle. In order to realize multilevel thresholding, a tree structure is used to express the histogram of an image. In each level of the tree structure, the image is segmented by three-level thresholding based on the maximum fuzzy entropy principle. In theory, the histogram hierarchy can be combined arbitrarily with multilevel thresholding. The proposed method is proven by experimentation to retain more edge information than existing methods employing several grayscale images. Furthermore, the authors extend the multilevel thresholding algorithm for color images in the application of content-based image retrieval, combining with edge direction histograms. Compared to using the original images, experimental results show that the thresholding images outperform in achieving higher average precision and recall.

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