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Contextual information and a priori knowledge play important roles in image segmentation based on neural networks. This paper proposed a method for including contextual information in a model-based neural network (MBNN) that has the advantage of combining a priori knowledge. This is achieved by including Markov random field (MRF) into the MBNN and this novel neural network is termed as MRF-MBNN. Then the proposed method is applied to segmenting the images. Experimental results indicate the MRF-MBNN is superior to the MBNN in image segmentation. This study is a successful attempt of incorporating contextual information and a prior knowledge into neural networks to segment images.
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Cai, N., Yang, J., Hu, K., Xiong, H. (2005). MRF-MBNN: A Novel Neural Network Architecture for Image Processing. In: Wang, J., Liao, XF., Yi, Z. (eds) Advances in Neural Networks – ISNN 2005. ISNN 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3497. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11427445_109
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