Active contours with selective local or global segmentation: a new formulation and level set method

K Zhang, L Zhang, H Song, W Zhou - Image and Vision computing, 2010 - Elsevier
A novel region-based active contour model (ACM) is proposed in this paper. It is
implemented with a special processing named Selective Binary and Gaussian Filtering …

Robust noise region-based active contour model via local similarity factor for image segmentation

S Niu, Q Chen, L De Sisternes, Z Ji, Z Zhou… - Pattern Recognition, 2017 - Elsevier
Image segmentation using a region-based active contour model could present difficulties
when its noise distribution is unknown. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes a …

Active contours driven by local image fitting energy

K Zhang, H Song, L Zhang - Pattern recognition, 2010 - Elsevier
A new region-based active contour model that embeds the image local information is
proposed in this paper. By introducing the local image fitting (LIF) energy to extract the local …

Active contour model based on local and global intensity information for medical image segmentation

S Zhou, J Wang, S Zhang, Y Liang, Y Gong - Neurocomputing, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel region-based active contour model in the level set formulation
for medical image segmentation. We define a unified fitting energy framework based on …

A survey of level set method for image segmentation with intensity inhomogeneity

H Yu, F He, Y Pan - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2020 - Springer
Image segmentation is a fundamental task in computer vision and image processing. Due to
the presence of high noise, low resolution and intensity inhomogeneity, it is still a difficult …

Dental diagnosis from X-ray images: an expert system based on fuzzy computing

TM Tuan, H Fujita, N Dey, AS Ashour, VTN Ngoc… - … Signal Processing and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Computerized medical diagnosis systems from X-Ray images are of great
interest to physicians for accurate decision making of possible diseases and treatments …

Efficacy of texture, shape, and intensity feature fusion for posterior-fossa tumor segmentation in MRI

S Ahmed, KM Iftekharuddin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Our previous works suggest that fractal texture feature is useful to detect pediatric brain
tumor in multimodal MRI. In this study, we systematically investigate efficacy of using several …

A new level set method for inhomogeneous image segmentation

F Dong, Z Chen, J Wang - Image and Vision Computing, 2013 - Elsevier
Intensity inhomogeneity often appears in medical images, such as X-ray tomography and
magnetic resonance (MR) images, due to technical limitations or artifacts introduced by the …

Correntropy-based level set method for medical image segmentation and bias correction

S Zhou, J Wang, M Zhang, Q Cai, Y Gong - Neurocomputing, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel correntropy-based level set method (CLSM) for medical image
segmentation and bias field correction. Firstly, we build a local bias-field-corrected fitting …

Robust pixel-wise concrete crack segmentation and properties retrieval using image patches

Y Liu, JKW Yeoh - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Crack identification is an essential task in periodic inspection and maintenance of buildings.
The application of deep learning based computer vision techniques is increasingly popular …