Image segmentation using Watershed Transform: Marker definition based on fuzzy logic

The Watershed Transform (W.T.) is a useful morphological tool that allows to distinguish complex structures that can not be processed with image processing conventional algoriths. The W.T. floods the image gradient topography from its local minima. These minima indicates the zones where the flooding...

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Published in:Revista IEEE América Latina 2008-06, Vol.6 (2), p.223-228
Main Authors: Azul Gonzalez, M., Ballarin, V.L.
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Fuzzy logic
Image contrast
Image segmentation
Marker definition
Markers
Minima
Robustness
Texture
Transforms
Watershed Transform
Watersheds
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