An Efficient Hierarchical Layered Graph Approach for Multi-Region Segmentation

  • Leissi M. Castañeda Leon University of São Paulo
  • Krzysztof Chris Ciesielski West Virginia University
  • Paulo A. Vechiatto Miranda University of São Paulo

Resumo


We proposed a novel efficient seed-based method for the multiple region segmentation of images based on graphs, named Hierarchical Layered Oriented Image Foresting Transform (HLOIFT). It uses a tree of the relations between the image objects, represented by a node. Each tree node may contain different individual high-level priors and defines a weighted digraph, named as layer. The layer graphs are then integrated into a hierarchical graph, considering the hierarchical relations of inclusion and exclusion. A single energy optimization is performed in the hierarchical layered weighted digraph leading to globally optimal results satisfying all the high-level priors. The experimental evaluations of HLOIFT and its extensions, on medical, natural and synthetic images, indicate promising results comparable to the state-of-the-art methods, but with lower computational complexity. Compared to hierarchical segmentation by the min-cut/max-flow algorithm, our approach is less restrictive, leading to globally optimal results in more general scenarios, and has a better running time.

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LEON, Leissi M. Castañeda; CIESIELSKI, Krzysztof Chris; MIRANDA, Paulo A. Vechiatto. An Efficient Hierarchical Layered Graph Approach for Multi-Region Segmentation. In: WORKSHOP DE TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES - CONFERENCE ON GRAPHICS, PATTERNS AND IMAGES (SIBGRAPI), 32. , 2019, Rio de Janeiro. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2019 . p. 49-55. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sibgrapi.est.2019.8301.