Improving a rough set theory-based segmentation approach using adaptable threshold selection and perceptual color spaces

Rocio A. Lizarraga-Morales; Raul E. Sanchez-Yanez; Victor Ayala-Ramirez; Alberto J. Patlan-Rosales

doi:10.1117/1.JEI.23.1.013024

18 February 2014 Improving a rough set theory-based segmentation approach using adaptable threshold selection and perceptual color spaces

Rocio A. Lizarraga-Morales, Raul E. Sanchez-Yanez, Victor Ayala-Ramirez, Alberto J. Patlan-Rosales

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Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 23, Issue 1, 013024 (February 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.23.1.013024

Abstract

We propose a color image segmentation approach based on rough set theory elements. Main contributions of the proposed approach are twofold. First, by using an adaptive threshold selection, the approach is automatically adjustable according to the image content. Second, a region-merging process, which takes into account both features and spatial relations of the resulting segments, lets us minimize over-segmentation issues. These two proposals allow our method to overcome some performance issues shown by previous rough set theory-based approaches. In addition, a study to determine the best suited color representation for our segmentation approach is carried out, determining that the best results are obtained using a perceptually uniform color space. A set of qualitative and quantitative tests over a comprehensive image database shows that the proposed method produces high-quality segmentation outcomes, better than those obtained using the previous rough set theory-based and standard segmentation approaches.

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Rocio A. Lizarraga-Morales, Raul E. Sanchez-Yanez, Victor Ayala-Ramirez, and Alberto J. Patlan-Rosales "Improving a rough set theory-based segmentation approach using adaptable threshold selection and perceptual color spaces," Journal of Electronic Imaging 23(1), 013024 (18 February 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.23.1.013024

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