Generalized ICM For Image Segmentation Based on Tsallis Statistics

I. Kilic, O. Kayacan, "Generalized ICM For Image Segmentation Based on Tsallis Statistics", Physica A 391 (2012) 4899.

Abstract

In this paper, the iterated conditional modes optimization method of a?Markov random field?technique for image segmentation is generalized based on Tsallis statistics. It is observed that, for some?q entropic index values the new algorithm performs better segmentation than the classical one. The proposed algorithm also does not have a local minimum problem and reaches a global minimum energy point although the number of iterations remains the same as ICM. Based on the findings of the new algorithm, it can be expressed that the new technique can be used for the image segmentation processes in which the objects are Gaussian or nearly Gaussian distributed.

Highlights

1. The generalized iterated conditional modes method for image segmentation is proposed. 
2. The method is based on Tsallis statistics. 
3. The proposed method reaches a global minimum energy point although the iteration number remains the same. 
4. Better results were obtained in comparison with the iterated conditional modes method.