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A Convex Active Contour Region-Based Model for Image Segmentation

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Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP 2011)

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A novel region-based active contour model is proposed in this paper. By using the image local information in the energy function, our model is able to efficiently segment images with intensity inhomogeneity. Moreover, the proposed model is convex. So, it is independent of the initial condition. Furthermore, the energy function of the proposed model is minimized in a computationally efficient way by using the Chambolle method.

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  1. L2TI, University Paris 13, Villetaneuse, France

    Quang Tung Thieu, Marie Luong & Emmanuel Viennet

  2. Hopital Avicenne-Medecine Nucleaire, Bobigny, France

    Jean-Marie Rocchisani

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  1. Dpto. Matematica Aplicada I, Escuaela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática, Universite de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes, s/n, 41012, Sevilla, Spain

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Thieu, Q.T., Luong, M., Rocchisani, JM., Viennet, E. (2011). A Convex Active Contour Region-Based Model for Image Segmentation. In: Real, P., Diaz-Pernil, D., Molina-Abril, H., Berciano, A., Kropatsch, W. (eds) Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns. CAIP 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6854. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23672-3_17

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