Multiresolution image segmentation integrating Gibbs sampler and region merging algorithm

Signal Processing

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-78

  Li, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gibbs sampler; Markov random fields; Multiresolution; Region merging; Texture segmentation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

GIBBS SAMPLERS; TEXTURE SEGMENTATION;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0037210449     PISSN: 01651684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1684(02)00377-8     Document Type: Article

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