INTERACTIVE IMAGE SEGMENTATION WITH INTEGRATED USE OF THE MARKERS AND THE HIERARCHICAL WATERSHED APPROACHES

Bruno Klava, Nina Sumiko Tomita Hirata

2009

Abstract

The watershed transform is a well-known approach for image segmentation. Watershed from markers and hierarchical watershed are derived from the watershed transform and are suitable for interactive image segmentation: in the former, the user can edit markers and control the segmentation result; in the latter, the user can select an image partition from a nested set of partitions. We investigate and propose ways to transition from one approach to other. Such transitions can be used to integrate both approaches in such a way that allow us to make full use of the strengths of both. We present examples that illustrate the use of the proposed transitions in conjunction with several interaction possibilities from both approaches.

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Klava B. and Sumiko Tomita Hirata N. (2009). INTERACTIVE IMAGE SEGMENTATION WITH INTEGRATED USE OF THE MARKERS AND THE HIERARCHICAL WATERSHED APPROACHES . In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2009) ISBN 978-989-8111-69-2, pages 186-193. DOI: 10.5220/0001794301860193


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@conference{visapp09,
author={Bruno Klava and Nina Sumiko Tomita Hirata},
title={INTERACTIVE IMAGE SEGMENTATION WITH INTEGRATED USE OF THE MARKERS AND THE HIERARCHICAL WATERSHED APPROACHES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={186-193},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001794301860193},
isbn={978-989-8111-69-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2009)
TI - INTERACTIVE IMAGE SEGMENTATION WITH INTEGRATED USE OF THE MARKERS AND THE HIERARCHICAL WATERSHED APPROACHES
SN - 978-989-8111-69-2
AU - Klava B.
AU - Sumiko Tomita Hirata N.
PY - 2009
SP - 186
EP - 193
DO - 10.5220/0001794301860193