Convexity Shape Constraints for Image Segmentation

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Contributors

  • Loic A. Royer - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Author)
  • David L. Richmond - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Author)
  • Carsten Rother - , Chair of Image Processing (Author)
  • Bjoern Andres - , Max Planck Institute for Informatics (Author)
  • Dagmar Kainmueller - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Author)

Abstract

Segmenting an image into multiple components is a central task in computer vision. In many practical scenarios, prior knowledge about plausible components is available. Incorporating such prior knowledge into models and algorithms for image segmentation is highly desirable, yet can be non-trivial. In this work, we introduce a new approach that allows, for the first time, to constrain some or all components of a segmentation to have convex shapes. Specifically, we extend the Minimum Cost Multicut Problem by a class of constraints that enforce convexity. To solve instances of this NP-hard integer linear program to optimality, we separate the proposed constraints in the branch-and-cut loop of a state-of-the-art ILP solver. Results on photographs and micrographs demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach as well as its advantages over the state-of-the-art heuristic.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)
Pages402-410
ISBN (electronic)978-1-4673-8851-1
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesConference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)
ISSN1063-6919

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-5036-9162/work/161888482