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Digital Image Processing

Image segmentation attempts to partition image pixels into groups that correlate with objects. Edge detection is a key technique, using derivatives to find discontinuities at points, lines, and edges. Common edge detectors use masks to extract horizontal, vertical, or diagonal edges, but require smoothing to reduce noise and detail before finding true edges. The Laplacian of Gaussian filter combines Gaussian smoothing with Laplacian edge detection.

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Digital Image Processing

Image segmentation attempts to partition image pixels into groups that correlate with objects. Edge detection is a key technique, using derivatives to find discontinuities at points, lines, and edges. Common edge detectors use masks to extract horizontal, vertical, or diagonal edges, but require smoothing to reduce noise and detail before finding true edges. The Laplacian of Gaussian filter combines Gaussian smoothing with Laplacian edge detection.

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Digital Image Processing

Image Segmentation:
Thresholding
Contents
So far we have been considering image
processing techniques used to transform
images for human interpretation
Today we will begin looking at automated
image analysis by examining the thorny issue
of image segmentation:
– The segmentation problem
– Finding points, lines and edges
The Segmentation Problem
Segmentation attempts to partition the pixels
of an image into groups that strongly
correlate with the objects in an image
Typically the first step in any automated
computer vision application
Images taken from Gonzalez & Woods, Digital Image Processing (2002)

Segmentation Examples
Detection Of Discontinuities
There are three basic types of grey level
discontinuities that we tend to look for in
digital images:
– Points
– Lines
– Edges
We typically find discontinuities using masks
and correlation
Point Detection
Point detection can be achieved simply
using the mask below:

Points are detected at those pixels in the


subsequent filtered image that are above a
set threshold
Point Detection (cont…)

X-ray image of Result of point Result of


a turbine blade detection thresholding
Line Detection
The next level of complexity is to try to
detect lines
The masks below will extract lines that are
one pixel thick and running in a particular
direction
Line Detection (cont…)
Binary image of a wire
bond mask
Images taken from Gonzalez & Woods, Digital Image Processing (2002)

After
Result of
processing
thresholding
with -45° line
filtering result
detector
Edge Detection
An edge is a set of connected pixels that lie
on the boundary between two regions
Edges & Derivatives
We have already spoken
about how derivatives
are used to find
discontinuities
1st derivative tells us
where an edge is
2nd derivative can
be used to show
edge direction
Derivatives & Noise
Derivative based edge detectors are
extremely sensitive to noise
We need to keep this in mind
Common Edge Detectors
Given a 3*3 region of an image the following
edge detection filters can be used
Edge Detection Example
Original Image Horizontal Gradient Component

Vertical Gradient Component Combined Edge Image


Edge Detection Example
Edge Detection Example
Edge Detection Example
Edge Detection Example
Edge Detection Problems
Often, problems arise in edge detection in
that there are is too much detail
For example, the brickwork in the previous
example
One way to overcome this is to smooth
images prior to edge detection
Edge Detection Example With
Smoothing
Original Image Horizontal Gradient Component

Vertical Gradient Component Combined Edge Image


Laplacian Edge Detection
We encountered the 2nd-order derivative
based Laplacian filter already

The Laplacian is typically not used by itself


as it is too sensitive to noise
Usually when used for edge detection the
Laplacian is combined with a smoothing
Gaussian filter
Laplacian Of Gaussian
The Laplacian of Gaussian (or Mexican hat)
filter uses the Gaussian for noise removal
and the Laplacian for edge detection
Laplacian Of Gaussian Example
Summary
In this lecture we have begun looking at
segmentation, and in particular edge detection
Edge detection is massively important as it is
in many cases the first step to object
recognition

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