Pairwise Markov random fields and segmentation of textured images

• Autorzy: Pieczynski, W. , Tebbache, A. N.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The use of random fields, which allows one to take into account the spatial interaction among random variables in complex systems, becomes a frequent tool in numerous problems of statistical mechanics, spatial statistics, neural network modelling, and others. In particular, Markov random field based techniques can be of exceptional efficiency in some image processing problems, like segmentation or edge detection. In statistical image segmentation, that we address in this work, the model is generally defined by the propability distributions of the observations field conditional to the class field. Under some hypotheses, thr a posteriori distribution of the class field, i.e. conditional to the observations field, a still a Markov distribution and the latter property allows one to apply different bayesian methods of segmentation like Maximum a Posteriori (MAP) or Maximum a Posterior MOde (MPM). However, in such models the segmentation of textured images is difficult to perform and one has to resort to some model approximations. The originality of our contribution is to consider the markovianity of the couple (class field, observations field). We obtain a different model; in particular, the class field is not necessarily a Markov field. However, the posterior distribution of the class field is a Markov distribution, which makes possible bayesian MAP and MPM segmentations. Furthermore, the model proposed makes possible textured image segmentation with no approximations.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

hidden Markov fields; pairwise Markov fields; Bayesian image segmentation; texture images

• Czasopismo: Machine Graphics and Vision
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: Vol. 9, No. 3
• Strony: 705-718
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Pieczynski, W.

autor

Tebbache, A. N.

• Department Signal et Image Institute National des Telecommunications 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91000 Evry, France,