Graph Cuts Segmentation by Using Local Texture Features of Multiresolution Analysis

Keita FUKUDA  Tetsuya TAKIGUCHI  Yasuo ARIKI 

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information and Systems  Vol.E92-D  No.7  pp.1453-1461
Publication Date: 2009/07/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1361
Print ISSN: 0916-8532
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Image Recognition, Computer Vision
Keyword: 
image segmentationgraph cutsmultiresolution analysislocal texture feature

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Summary: 
This paper proposes an approach to image segmentation using Iterated Graph Cuts based on local texture features of wavelet coefficients. Using Haar Wavelet based Multiresolution Analysis, the low-frequency range (smoothed image) is used for the n-link and the high-frequency range (local texture features) is used for the t-link along with the color histogram. The proposed method can segment an object region having not only noisy edges and colors similar to the background, but also heavy texture change. Experimental results illustrate the validity of our method.