DocumentCode
922106
Title
Automatic gradient threshold determination for edge detection
Author
Henstock, Peter V. ; Chelberg, David M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Volume
5
Issue
5
fYear
1996
fDate
5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
784
Lastpage
787
Abstract
We describe a method to automatically find gradient thresholds to separate edge from nonedge pixels. A statistical model that is the weighted sum of two gamma densities corresponding to edge and nonedge pixels is used to identify a threshold. Results closely match human perceptual thresholds even under low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels
Keywords
edge detection; gamma distribution; statistical analysis; automatic gradient threshold determination; edge detection; gamma densities; human perceptual threshold; low signal-to-noise ratio levels; nonedge pixels; statistical model; Detection algorithms; Histograms; Humans; Image edge detection; Image segmentation; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parameter estimation; Pixel; Shape; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Image Processing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1057-7149
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/83.499917
Filename
499917
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