An Image Segmentation Method for the blind sidewalks recognition by using the convolutional neural network U-net

Author(s):  
Ling Liu ◽  
Yiping Wang ◽  
Hua Zhao
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Isah Charles Saidu ◽  
Lehel Csató

We present a sample-efficient image segmentation method using active learning, we call it Active Bayesian UNet, or AB-UNet. This is a convolutional neural network using batch normalization and max-pool dropout. The Bayesian setup is achieved by exploiting the probabilistic extension of the dropout mechanism, leading to the possibility to use the uncertainty inherently present in the system. We set up our experiments on various medical image datasets and highlight that with a smaller annotation effort our AB-UNet leads to stable training and better generalization. Added to this, we can efficiently choose from an unlabelled dataset.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng-Ping An ◽  
Zhi-Wen Liu

With the development of computer vision and image segmentation technology, medical image segmentation and recognition technology has become an important part of computer-aided diagnosis. The traditional image segmentation method relies on artificial means to extract and select information such as edges, colors, and textures in the image. It not only consumes considerable energy resources and people’s time but also requires certain expertise to obtain useful feature information, which no longer meets the practical application requirements of medical image segmentation and recognition. As an efficient image segmentation method, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been widely promoted and applied in the field of medical image segmentation. However, CNNs that rely on simple feedforward methods have not met the actual needs of the rapid development of the medical field. Thus, this paper is inspired by the feedback mechanism of the human visual cortex, and an effective feedback mechanism calculation model and operation framework is proposed, and the feedback optimization problem is presented. A new feedback convolutional neural network algorithm based on neuron screening and neuron visual information recovery is constructed. So, a medical image segmentation algorithm based on a feedback mechanism convolutional neural network is proposed. The basic idea is as follows: The model for obtaining an initial region with the segmented medical image classifies the pixel block samples in the segmented image. Then, the initial results are optimized by threshold segmentation and morphological methods to obtain accurate medical image segmentation results. Experiments show that the proposed segmentation method has not only high segmentation accuracy but also extremely high adaptive segmentation ability for various medical images. The research in this paper provides a new perspective for medical image segmentation research. It is a new attempt to explore more advanced intelligent medical image segmentation methods. It also provides technical approaches and methods for further development and improvement of adaptive medical image segmentation technology.


Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1115
Author(s):  
Xiqi Ma ◽  
Pengyu Zhang ◽  
Xiaofei Man ◽  
Leming Ou

In the field of mineral processing, an accurate image segmentation method is crucial for measuring the size distribution of run-of-mine ore on the conveyor belts in real time0The image-based measurement is considered to be real time, on-line, inexpensive, and non-intrusive. In this paper, a new belt ore image segmentation method was proposed based on a convolutional neural network and image processing technology. It consisted of a classification model and two segmentation algorithms. A total of 2880 images were collected as an original dataset from the process control system (PCS). The test images were processed using the proposed method, the PCS system, the coarse image segmentation (CIS) algorithm, and the fine image segmentation (FIS) algorithm, respectively. The segmentation results of each algorithm were compared with those of the manual segmentation. All empty belt images in the test images were accurately identified by our method. The maximum error between the segmentation results of our method and the results of manual segmentation is 5.61%. The proposed method can accurately identify the empty belt images and segment the coarse material images and mixed material images with high accuracy. Notably, it can be used as a brand new algorithm for belt ore image processing.


2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 575-579
Author(s):  
D.A. Gavrilov

The paper investigates the applicability of the convolutional neural network "U-Net" to a problem of segmentation of aircraft images. The neural network image segmentation method is based on the "Carvana" implementation with the "U-Net" architecture. For orientation recognition, a neural network built in the Keras open neural network library based on the pretrained VGG16 neural network is used. The approach considered allows the image segmentation to be conducted. The results of the experiments have shown the possibility of a fairly accurate selection of the object of interest. The resulting binary masks make it possible to visually classify the aircraft in the image.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Qiang Zuo ◽  
Songyu Chen ◽  
Zhifang Wang

In recent years, semantic segmentation method based on deep learning provides advanced performance in medical image segmentation. As one of the typical segmentation networks, U-Net is successfully applied to multimodal medical image segmentation. A recurrent residual convolutional neural network with attention gate connection (R2AU-Net) based on U-Net is proposed in this paper. It enhances the capability of integrating contextual information by replacing basic convolutional units in U-Net by recurrent residual convolutional units. Furthermore, R2AU-Net adopts attention gates instead of the original skip connection. In this paper, the experiments are performed on three multimodal datasets: ISIC 2018, DRIVE, and public dataset used in LUNA and the Kaggle Data Science Bowl 2017. Experimental results show that R2AU-Net achieves much better performance than other improved U-Net algorithms for multimodal medical image segmentation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Chen ◽  
Qihong Liu ◽  
Kai Liu ◽  
Jie Lu ◽  
Limin Song ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Maloca ◽  
Philipp L. Müller ◽  
Aaron Y. Lee ◽  
Adnan Tufail ◽  
Konstantinos Balaskas ◽  
...  

AbstractMachine learning has greatly facilitated the analysis of medical data, while the internal operations usually remain intransparent. To better comprehend these opaque procedures, a convolutional neural network for optical coherence tomography image segmentation was enhanced with a Traceable Relevance Explainability (T-REX) technique. The proposed application was based on three components: ground truth generation by multiple graders, calculation of Hamming distances among graders and the machine learning algorithm, as well as a smart data visualization (‘neural recording’). An overall average variability of 1.75% between the human graders and the algorithm was found, slightly minor to 2.02% among human graders. The ambiguity in ground truth had noteworthy impact on machine learning results, which could be visualized. The convolutional neural network balanced between graders and allowed for modifiable predictions dependent on the compartment. Using the proposed T-REX setup, machine learning processes could be rendered more transparent and understandable, possibly leading to optimized applications.


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