Image Modeling and Segmentation Using Incremental Bayesian Mixture Models
نویسندگان
چکیده
Many image modeling and segmentation problems have been tackled using Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM). The two most important issues in image modeling using GMMs is the selection of the appropriate low level features and the specification of the appropriate number of GMM components. In this work we deal with the second issue and present an approach for GMM-based image modeling employing an incremental variational algorithm for Bayesian GMM training that automatically specifies the number of mixture components. Experimental results on natural and texture images indicate that the method yields reasonable models without requiring the a priori specification of the number of components.
منابع مشابه
IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING GAUSSIAN MIXTURE MODEL
Stochastic models such as mixture models, graphical models, Markov random fields and hidden Markov models have key role in probabilistic data analysis. In this paper, we have learned Gaussian mixture model to the pixels of an image. The parameters of the model have estimated by EM-algorithm. In addition pixel labeling corresponded to each pixel of true image is made by Bayes rule. In fact, ...
متن کاملImage Segmentation using Gaussian Mixture Model
Abstract: Stochastic models such as mixture models, graphical models, Markov random fields and hidden Markov models have key role in probabilistic data analysis. In this paper, we used Gaussian mixture model to the pixels of an image. The parameters of the model were estimated by EM-algorithm. In addition pixel labeling corresponded to each pixel of true image was made by Bayes rule. In fact,...
متن کاملBayesian Nonparametric Models
A Bayesian nonparametric model is a Bayesian model on an infinite-dimensional parameter space. The parameter space is typically chosen as the set of all possible solutions for a given learning problem. For example, in a regression problem the parameter space can be the set of continuous functions, and in a density estimation problem the space can consist of all densities. A Bayesian nonparametr...
متن کاملSupervised segmentation and tracking of nonrigid objects using a "mixture of histograms" model
Segmentation and tracking of objects in video sequences is important for a number of applications. In the supervised variant, segmentation can be achieved by modelling the probability density of image observations taken from an object for use in a Bayesian classifier, and Gaussian mixture models have been applied to this task by several researchers. Motivated by practical difficulties we have e...
متن کاملA study of contextual modeling and texture characterization for multiscale Bayesian segmentation
In this paper, we demonstrate that multiscale Bayesian image segmentation can be enhanced by improving both contextual modeling and statistical texture characterization. Firstly, we show a joint multi-context and multiscale approach to achieve more robust contextual modeling by using multiple context models. Secondly, we study statistical texture characterization using wavelet-domain Hidden Mar...
متن کامل