We propose a fast pairwise nearest neighbor (PNN)based O(N log N) time algorithm for multilevel nonparametric thresholding, where N denotes the size of the image histogram. The proposed PNN-based multilevel thresholding algorithm is considerably faster than optimal thresholding. On a set of 8 to 16 bits-per-pixel real images, experimental results also reveal that the proposed method provides be...

Thresholding process is a fundamental image processing method. Typical thresholding methods are based on partitioning pixels in an image into two clusters. A new thresholding method is presented, in this paper. The main contribution of the proposed approach is the detection of an optimal image threshold exploiting the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) algorithm. The EMD algorithm can decompose...

Soft computing is likely to play aprogressively important role in many applications including image enhancement. The paradigm for soft computing is the human mind. The soft computing critique has been particularly strong with fuzzy logic. The fuzzy logic is facts representationas a rule for management of uncertainty. Inthis paperthe Multi-Dimensional optimized problem is addressed by discussing...

--Thresholding, the problem of pixel classification is attempted here using fuzzy clustering algorithms. The segmented regions are fuzzy subsets, with soft partitions characterizing the region boundaries. The validity of the assumptions and thresholding schemes are investigated in the presence of distinct region proportions. The hard k means and fuzzy c means algorithms have been found useful w...

Multilevel thresholding is a method that is widely used in image segmentation. The thresholding problem is treated as an optimization problem with an objective function. In this article, a simple and histogram based approach is presented for multilevel thresholding in image segmentation. The proposed method combines Tsallis objective function and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The PSO algor...

In this study we conduct an exhaustive survey of image thresholding methods, categorize them and express their formulae under a uniform notation, and finally carry their performance comparison. The thresholding methods are categorized according to the information they are exploiting, such as: histogram shape, measurement space clustering, entropy, object attributes, spatial correlation and loca...

Image thresholding is one of the most powerful techniques for image segmentation, but it is not always satisfactory in applications under uneven illuminations. Adaptive image thresholding is used to find the optimal window for solving the illumination problem. In this paper, a novel window selection method for adaptive local thresholding is proposed. Based on simulated annealing, the proposed a...

In digital image processing, thresholding is a well-known technique for image segmentation. Because of its wide applicability to other areas of the digital image processing, quite a number of thresholding methods have been proposed over the years. In this paper, we present a survey of thresholding techniques and update the earlier survey work by Weszka (Comput. 3-16). We attempt to evaluate the...

automatic road extraction from aerial images can be very helpful in traffic control and vehicle guidance systems. most of the road detection approaches are based on image segmentation algorithms. color-based segmentation is very sensitive to light changes and consequently the change of weather condition affects the recognition rate of road detection systems. in order to reduce the light change ...

introduction:  breast  cancer  is  a  leading  cause  of  death  among  females  throughout  the  world.  currently,  radiologists are able to detect only 75% of breast cancer cases. making use of computer-aided design (cad)  can play an important role in helping radiologists perform more accurate diagnoses.   material and methods: using our hybrid method, the background and the pectoral muscle...