Image Analysis and Recognition: 4th International Conference, ICIAR 2007, Montreal, Canada, August 22-24, 2007. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
A New Image Scaling Algorithm Based on the Sampling Theorem of Papoulis....Pages 1-11
A New Fuzzy Additive Noise Reduction Method....Pages 12-23
Subband-Adaptive and Spatially-Adaptive Wavelet Thresholding for Denoising and Feature Preservation of Texture Images....Pages 24-37
Image Denoising Based on the Ridgelet Frame Using the Generalized Cross Validation Technique....Pages 38-45
Parameterless Discrete Regularization on Graphs for Color Image Filtering....Pages 46-57
Multicomponent Image Restoration, an Experimental Study....Pages 58-68
Reconstruction of Low-Resolution Images Using Adaptive Bimodal Priors....Pages 69-80
Learning Basic Patterns from Repetitive Texture Surfaces Under Non-rigid Deformations....Pages 81-92
An Approach for Extracting Illumination-Independent Texture Features....Pages 93-104
Image Decomposition and Reconstruction Using Single Sided Complex Gabor Wavelets....Pages 105-116
Solving the Inverse Problem of Image Zooming Using “Self-Examples”....Pages 117-130
A Run-Based Two-Scan Labeling Algorithm....Pages 131-142
New Computational Methods for the Construction of “Darcyan” Biological Coordinate Systems....Pages 143-156
An Approach to the 2D Hilbert Transform for Image Processing Applications....Pages 157-165
Landmark-Based Non-rigid Registration Via Graph Cuts....Pages 166-175
New Hypothesis Distinctiveness Measure for Better Ellipse Extraction....Pages 176-186
Automatic Closed Edge Detection Using Level Lines Selection....Pages 187-197
Constrained Sampling Using Simulated Annealing....Pages 198-209
A High-Accuracy Rotation Estimation Algorithm Based on 1D Phase-Only Correlation....Pages 210-221
Enhancing Contour Primitives by Pairwise Grouping and Relaxation....Pages 222-233
Image Segmentation Using Level Set and Local Linear Approximations....Pages 234-245
Bimodal Texture Segmentation with the Lee-Seo Model....Pages 246-253
Face Detection Based on Skin Color in Video Images with Dynamic Background....Pages 254-262
Data Segmentation of Stereo Images with Complicated Background....Pages 263-270
Variable Homography Compensation of Parallax Along Mosaic Seams....Pages 271-284
Deformation Weight Constraint and 3D Reconstruction of Nonrigid Objects....Pages 285-294
Parallel Robot High Speed Object Tracking....Pages 295-306
Robust Contour Tracking Using a Modified Snake Model in Stereo Image Sequences....Pages 307-317
Background Independent Moving Object Segmentation Using Edge Similarity Measure....Pages 318-329
Unsupervised Feature and Model Selection for Generalized Dirichlet Mixture Models....Pages 330-341
On Design of Discriminant Analysis Diagram for Error Based Pattern Recognition....Pages 342-351
Robust Tensor Classifiers for Color Object Recognition....Pages 352-363
New Algorithm to Extract Centerline of 2D Objects Based on Clustering....Pages 364-374
A Novel Bayesian Classifier with Smaller Eigenvalues Reset by Threshold Based on Given Database....Pages 375-386
Median Binary Pattern for Textures Classification....Pages 387-398
A New Incremental Optimal Feature Extraction Method for On-Line Applications....Pages 399-410
A View-Based 3D Object Shape Representation Technique....Pages 411-422
A Novel Multi-scale Representation for 2-D Shapes....Pages 423-435
Retrieval of Hand-Sketched Envelopes in Logo Images....Pages 436-446
Matching Flexible Polygons to Fields of Corners Extracted from Images....Pages 447-459
Pattern Retrieval from a Cloud of Points Using Geometric Concepts....Pages 460-468
Real-Time Vehicle Ego-Motion Using Stereo Pairs and Particle Filters....Pages 469-480
Enhanced Cross-Diamond Search Algorithm for Fast Block Motion Estimation....Pages 481-490
Block-Based Motion Vector Smoothing for Periodic Pattern Region....Pages 491-500
A Fast and Reliable Image Mosaicing Technique with Application to Wide Area Motion Detection....Pages 501-512
High Accuracy Optical Flow Method Based on a Theory for Warping: Implementation and Qualitative/Quantitative Evaluation....Pages 513-525
A Sequential Monte-Carlo and DSmT Based Approach for Conflict Handling in Case of Multiple Targets Tracking....Pages 526-537
Incremental Update of Linear Appearance Models and Its Application to AAM: Incremental AAM....Pages 538-547
Robust Face Tracking Using Motion Prediction in Adaptive Particle Filters....Pages 548-557
A Simple Oriented Mean-Shift Algorithm for Tracking....Pages 558-568
Real-Time 3D Head Tracking Under Rapidly Changing Pose, Head Movement and Illumination....Pages 569-580
Tracking Multiple People in the Context of Video Surveillance....Pages 581-592
Video Object Tracking Via Central Macro-blocks and Directional Vectors....Pages 593-601
Tracking of Multiple Targets Using On-Line Learning for Appearance Model Adaptation....Pages 602-614
Using Visual Dictionary to Associate Semantic Objects in Region-Based Image Retrieval....Pages 615-625
Object-Based Surveillance Video Retrieval System with Real-Time Indexing Methodology....Pages 626-637
Image Retrieval Using Transaction-Based and SVM-Based Learning in Relevance Feedback Sessions....Pages 638-649
Shape-Based Image Retrieval Using Pair-Wise Candidate Co-ranking....Pages 650-661
Gaussian Mixture Model Based Retrieval Technique for Lossy Compressed Color Images....Pages 662-673
Logo and Trademark Retrieval in General Image Databases Using Color Edge Gradient Co-occurrence Histograms....Pages 674-685
Use of Adaptive Still Image Descriptors for Annotation of Video Frames....Pages 686-697
Data Hiding on H.264/AVC Compressed Video....Pages 698-707
Reduced Uneven Multi-hexagon-grid Search for Fast Integer Pel Motion Estimation in H.264/AVC....Pages 708-714
Reversible Data Hiding for JPEG Images Based on Histogram Pairs....Pages 715-727
Iterated Fourier Transform Systems: A Method for Frequency Extrapolation....Pages 728-739
Adaptive Deblocking Algorithm Based on Image Characteristics for Low Bit-Rate Video....Pages 740-751
Ingredient Separation of Natural Images: A Multiple Transform Domain Method Based on Sparse Coding Strategy....Pages 752-760
Optimal Algorithm for Lossy Vector Data Compression....Pages 761-771
MPEG Video Watermarking Using Tensor Singular Value Decomposition....Pages 772-783
Embedding Quality Measures in PIFS Fractal Coding....Pages 784-793
Comparison of ARTMAP Neural Networks for Classification for Face Recognition from Video....Pages 794-805
Face Recognition by Curvelet Based Feature Extraction....Pages 806-817
Low Frequency Response and Random Feature Selection Applied to Face Recognition....Pages 818-830
Facial Expression Recognition Using 3D Facial Feature Distances....Pages 831-838
Locating Facial Features Using an Anthropometric Face Model for Determining the Gaze of Faces in Image Sequences....Pages 839-853
Iris Recognition Based on Zigzag Collarette Region and Asymmetrical Support Vector Machines....Pages 854-865
A Modified Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm for MR Brain Image Segmentation....Pages 866-877
Evaluation of Contrast Enhancement Filters for Lung Nodule Detection....Pages 878-888
Robust Coronary Artery Tracking from Fluoroscopic Image Sequences....Pages 889-898
Classification of Breast Tissues in Mammogram Images Using Ripley’s K Function and Support Vector Machine....Pages 899-910
Comparison of Class Separability, Forward Sequential Search and Genetic Algorithms for Feature Selection in the Classification of Individual and Clustered Microcalcifications in Digital Mammograms....Pages 911-922
Contourlet-Based Mammography Mass Classification....Pages 923-934
Fuzzy C-Means Clustering for Segmenting Carotid Artery Ultrasound Images....Pages 935-948
A Novel 3D Segmentation Method of the Lumen from Intravascular Ultrasound Images....Pages 949-960
Carotid Ultrasound Segmentation Using DP Active Contours....Pages 961-971
Bayesian Reconstruction Using a New Nonlocal MRF Prior for Count-Limited PET Transmission Scans....Pages 972-981
Medical Image Registration Based on Equivalent Meridian Plane....Pages 982-992
Prostate Tissue Texture Feature Extraction for Cancer Recognition in TRUS Images Using Wavelet Decomposition....Pages 993-1004
Multi-scale and First Derivative Analysis for Edge Detection in TEM Images....Pages 1005-1016
Watershed Segmentation of Intervertebral Disk and Spinal Canal from MRI Images....Pages 1017-1027
Towards Segmentation of Pedicles on Posteroanterior X-Ray Views of Scoliotic Patients....Pages 1028-1039
Adaptive Mesh Generation of MRI Images for 3D Reconstruction of Human Trunk....Pages 1040-1051
Efficient and Effective Ultrasound Image Analysis Scheme for Thyroid Nodule Detection....Pages 1052-1060
Contour Energy Features for Recognition of Biological Specimens in Population Images....Pages 1061-1070
Processing Random Amplified Polymorphysm DNA Images Using the Radon Transform and Mathematical Morphology....Pages 1071-1081
Scale-Adaptive Segmentation and Recognition of Individual Trees Based on LiDAR Data....Pages 1082-1092
Iterative and Localized Radon Transform for Road Centerline Detection from Classified Imagery....Pages 1093-1104
Using Wavelet Transform and Partial Distance Search to Implement k NN Classifier on FPGA with Multiple Modules....Pages 1105-1116
A Framework for Wrong Way Driver Detection Using Optical Flow....Pages 1117-1127
Automated Stroke Classification in Tennis....Pages 1128-1137
Color-Based Road Sign Detection and Tracking....Pages 1138-1147
A New Automatic Planning of Inspection of 3D Industrial Parts by Means of Visual System....Pages 1148-1159
Model-Guided Luminance Range Enhancement in Mixed Reality....Pages 1160-1171
Improving Reliability of Oil Spill Detection Systems Using Boosting for High-Level Feature Selection....Pages 1172-1181
Computer Assisted Transcription for Ancient Text Images....Pages 1182-1193
Methods for Written Ancient Music Restoration....Pages 1194-1205
Suppression of Noise in Historical Photographs Using a Fuzzy Truncated-Median Filter....Pages 1206-1216
Generating Color Documents from Segmented and Synthetic Elements....Pages 1217-1228
Enhancing Document Images Acquired Using Portable Digital Cameras....Pages 1229-1241
A Page Content Independent Book Dewarping Method to Handle 2D Images Captured by a Digital Camera....Pages 1242-1253
3D Reconstruction of Soccer Sequences Using Non-calibrated Video Cameras....Pages 1254-1264
Automatic Ortho-rectification of ASTER Images by Matching Digital Elevation Models....Pages 1265-1275
A New Pyramidal Approach for the Address Block Location Based on Hierarchical Graph Coloring....Pages 1276-1288
Poultry Skin Tumor Detection in Hyperspectral Reflectance Images by Combining Classifiers....Pages 1289-1296
Intelligent Real-Time Fabric Defect Detection....Pages 1297-1307
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