Title
Improved fuzzy clustering for image segmentation based on a low-rank prior
Abstract
Image segmentation is a basic problem in medical image analysis and useful for disease diagnosis. However, the complexity of medical images makes image segmentation difficult. In recent decades, fuzzy clustering algorithms have been preferred due to their simplicity and efficiency. However, they are sensitive to noise. To solve this problem, many algorithms using non-local information have been proposed, which perform well but are inefficient. This paper proposes an improved fuzzy clustering algorithm utilizing nonlocal self-similarity and a low-rank prior for image segmentation. Firstly, cluster centers are initialized based on peak detection. Then, a pixel correlation model between corresponding pixels is constructed, and similar pixel sets are retrieved. To improve efficiency and robustness, the proposed algorithm uses a novel objective function combining non-local information and a low-rank prior. Experiments on synthetic images and medical images illustrate that the algorithm can improve efficiency greatly while achieving satisfactory results.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1007/s41095-021-0239-3
Computational Visual Media
Keywords
DocType
Volume
image segmentation, fuzzy clustering, non-local information, low-rank prior, medical images
Journal
7
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
4
2096-0433
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
24
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xiaofeng Zhang1788.90
Hua Wang26614.27
Zhang, Yan300.34
Gao, Xin400.34
Gang Wang500.68
Caiming Zhang644688.19