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This paper presents a new hybrid split-and-merge image segmentation method based on computational geometry and topology using persistent homology. The algorithm uses edge-directed topology to initially split the image into a set of regions based on the Delaunay triangulations of the points in the edge map. Persistent homology is used to generate three types of regions: p-persistent regions, p-transient regions, and d-triangles. The p-persistent regions correspond to core objects in the image, while p-transient regions and d-triangles are smaller regions that may be combined in the merge phase, either with p-persistent regions to refine the core or with other p-transient and d-triangles regions to potentially form new core objects. Performing image segmentation based on topology and persistent homology guarantees several nice properties, and initial results demonstrate high quality image segmentation.
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Letscher, D., Fritts, J. (2007). Image Segmentation Using Topological Persistence. In: Kropatsch, W.G., Kampel, M., Hanbury, A. (eds) Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns. CAIP 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4673. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74272-2_73
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