Wavelet-based adaptive thresholding method for image segmentation

Zikuan Chen; Yang Tao; Xin Chen; Carl Griffis

doi:10.1117/1.1360243

1 May 2001 Wavelet-based adaptive thresholding method for image segmentation

Zikuan Chen, Yang Tao, Xin Chen, Carl Griffis

Optical Engineering, Vol. 40, Issue 5, (May 2001). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1360243

A nonuniform background distribution may cause a global thresholding method to fail to segment objects. One solution is using a local thresholding method that adapts to local surroundings. In this paper, we propose a novel local thresholding method for image segmentation, using multiscale threshold functions obtained by wavelet synthesis with weighted detail coefficients. In particular, the coarse-to-fine synthesis with attenuated detail coefficients produces a threshold function corresponding to a high-frequency-reduced signal. This wavelet-based local thresholding method adapts to both local size and local surroundings, and its implementation can take advantage of the fast wavelet algorithm. We applied this technique to physical contaminant detection for poultry meat inspection using x-ray imaging. Experiments showed that inclusion objects in deboned poultry could be extracted at multiple resolutions despite their irregular sizes and uneven backgrounds.

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Zikuan Chen, Yang Tao, Xin Chen, and Carl Griffis "Wavelet-based adaptive thresholding method for image segmentation," Optical Engineering 40(5), (1 May 2001). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1360243

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