Density estimation using a new AIC-type criterion and the EM algorithm for a linear combination of gaussians

Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3024-3027

  Ali, Asem M ^a   Farag, Aly A ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

AIC; Density estimation; EM; LCG

Indexed keywords

AIC; AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; DENSITY ESTIMATION; EM; EM ALGORITHMS; EMPIRICAL PROBABILITIES; EXPECTATION-MAXIMIZATION APPROACHES; LCG; LINEAR COMBINATION OF GAUSSIANS; MULTIMODAL MEDICAL IMAGES; NEGATIVE COMPONENTS; NEW APPROACHES; SCALAR DATA;

ALGORITHMS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 69949154205     PISSN: 15224880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIP.2008.4712432     Document Type: Conference Paper

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