Dynamic Image Segmentation Method Using Hierarchical Clustering

  • Authors:
  • Jorge Galbiati;Héctor Allende;Carlos Becerra

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Statistics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile;Department of Informatics, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile and Science and Ingeneering Faculty, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile;Department of Computer Science, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

  • Venue:
  • CIARP '09 Proceedings of the 14th Iberoamerican Conference on Pattern Recognition: Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

In this paper we explore the use of the cluster analysis in segmentation problems, that is, identifying image points with an indication of the region or class they belong to. The proposed algorithm uses the well known agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis algorithm in order to form clusters of pixels, but modified so as to cope with the high dimensionality of the problem. The results of different stages of the algorithm are saved, thus retaining a collection of segmented images ordered by degree of segmentation. This allows the user to view the whole collection and choose the one that suits him best for his particular application.