High precision image segmentation algorithm using SLIC and neighborhood rough set

摘要

A high precision image segmentation algorithm using SLIC and neighborhood rough set is proposed. The algorithm mainly includes two stages: the stage of superpixel generation and the mergence stage based on neighborhood rough set. In superpixel generation stage, based on L-channel color histogram and its peak, the scheme of initial superpixel number generation is proposed according to the complexity of the image itself. For inaccuracy segmentation edge of SLIC caused by isolated pixels, the compactness factor is appropriately increased before they are generated. After that, the scheme of reclassifying each isolated pixel is proposed just relying on the color space. In superpixel mergence stage based on neighborhood rough set, the texture information using the gray level co-occurrence matrix is introduced into the feature representation of superpixel. It can reduce the dependence of color feature and improve the accuracy of the mergence. By constructing the information table, the neighborhood granule of each superpixel is acquired under the neighborhood threshold. Finally, the superpixels within the neighborhood granule are merged on the basis of the spatial adjacency between superpixels. In Berkeley segmentation data set, compared with the SLIC algorithm, the schemes of initial superpixel number generation and the isolated pixels processing are proved to be effective. Furthermore, the experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can produce high-quality and high-precision image segmentation results in comparison with the SLIC-based image segmentation algorithms on three standard metrics.