• DocumentCode
    1313342
  • Title

    An edge extraction technique for noisy images

  • Author

    Cios, Krzysztof J. ; Sarieh, Ayman

  • Author_Institution
    Toledo Univ., OH, USA
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    520
  • Lastpage
    524
  • Abstract
    An algorithm for extracting edges from noisy images is presented. The method uses an unsupervised learning approach for local threshold computation by means of K. Pearson´s (1984) method for mixture density identification. The technique was tested by applying it to computer-generated images corrupted with artificial noise and to an actual thallium-201 heart image, and it is shown that the technique has potential use for noisy images.
  • Keywords
    computerised picture processing; noise; radioisotope scanning and imaging; /sup 201/Tl heart image; artificial noise; computer-generated images; edge extraction algorithm; edge extraction technique; local threshold computation; mixture density identification; noisy images; unsupervised learning approach; Biomedical computing; Equations; Heart; Histograms; Image generation; Moment methods; Noise generators; Testing; Unsupervised learning; Working environment noise; Algorithms; Computer Systems; Heart; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Thallium Radioisotopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/10.55643
  • Filename
    55643