31 January 2022 Seed extraction using superpixel-based SLIC for interactive image segmentation
Kaibin Lin, Qiaoliang Li, Guoqun Wang
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Abstract

For complex images, interactive image segmentation can achieve better segmentation performance than other approaches. However, many classical interactive segmentation methods are sensitive to the locations and number of seed pixels. We introduce a seed extraction method to address this issue. First, we propose a robust seed measure to select and mark the seed pixels that cover the whole image. We use the center pixel of each superpixel as a seed. Then, each center pixel is labeled by our seed measure. Second, we propose a relabeling method for addressing isolated seeds. The extracted seeds can be used to locate the initial object area and can serve as the inputs of other interactive segmentation methods to reduce their dependence on user interaction. Extensive experiments on the Berkeley, GrabCut, and MSRA1000 datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our seed extraction method.

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Kaibin Lin, Qiaoliang Li, and Guoqun Wang "Seed extraction using superpixel-based SLIC for interactive image segmentation," Journal of Electronic Imaging 31(1), 013018 (31 January 2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.31.1.013018
Received: 6 October 2021; Accepted: 10 January 2022; Published: 31 January 2022
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KEYWORDS
Image segmentation

Lithium

Image processing algorithms and systems

Feature extraction

Image processing

RGB color model

Detection and tracking algorithms

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