Multi-object segmentation using coupled nonparametric shape and relative pose priors

Uzunbaş, Mustafa Gökhan and Soldea, Octavian and Çetin, Müjdat and Ünal, Gözde and Erçil, Aytül and Ünay, Devrim and Ekin, Ahmet and Fırat, Zeynep (2009) Multi-object segmentation using coupled nonparametric shape and relative pose priors. In: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, Computational Imaging VII, San Jose, California, USA

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Abstract

We present a new method for multi-object segmentation in a maximum a posteriori estimation framework. Our method is motivated by the observation that neighboring or coupling objects in images generate configurations and co-dependencies which could potentially aid in segmentation if properly exploited. Our approach employs coupled shape and inter-shape pose priors that are computed using training images in a nonparametric multi-variate kernel density estimation framework. The coupled shape prior is obtained by estimating the joint shape distribution of multiple objects and the inter-shape pose priors are modeled via standard moments. Based on such statistical models, we formulate an optimization problem for segmentation, which we solve by an algorithm based on active contours. Our technique provides significant improvements in the segmentation of weakly contrasted objects in a number of applications. In particular for medical image analysis, we use our method to extract brain Basal Ganglia structures, which are members of a complex multi-object system posing a challenging segmentation problem. We also apply our technique to the problem of handwritten character segmentation. Finally, we use our method to segment cars in urban scenes.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Uncontrolled Keywords: segmentation, active contours, shape prior, relative pose prior, kernel density estimation, moments
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Electronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Müjdat Çetin
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2009 11:49
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 08:54
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/13266

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