Bottom-up unsupervised image segmentation using FC-Dense u-net based deep representation clustering and multidimensional feature fusion based region merging

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Highlights:

• Unsupervised image segmentation employing deep learning approaches is a recent advancement.

• FC dense u-net deep network is employed to generate a high-quality clustering-based over-segmented image.

• Feature fusion based high-dimensional feature vector is employed to effectively merge similar regions.

• High-dimensional feature vector based region merging performs far better as compared to simple feature region merging.

摘要

•Unsupervised image segmentation employing deep learning approaches is a recent advancement.•FC dense u-net deep network is employed to generate a high-quality clustering-based over-segmented image.•Feature fusion based high-dimensional feature vector is employed to effectively merge similar regions.•High-dimensional feature vector based region merging performs far better as compared to simple feature region merging.

论文关键词:Unsupervised image segmentation,Deep learning,Feature fusion,Region merging,Image processing

论文评审过程:Received 16 July 2019, Revised 3 September 2019, Accepted 29 December 2019, Available online 8 January 2020, Version of Record 16 January 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2020.103871