Chapter 4: Segmentation

1) Discus the two main approaches used in Segmentation algorithms.

2) Define edge point in an image. Explain how to obtain edge points
in a grey level image.
3) Describe Sobel operators used in edge detection.
4) Use Sobel operators to compute the gradient at the center of the
images.
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5) Use Prewitt operators to compute the gradient at the centre of the
above images.
6) Write a Matlab code to find edges in grayscale image as follows:
a) To read an image named (circuit.tif).
b) Obtain image edges using Sobel, Canny, and Laplacian of
Gaussian operators.
c) Shows the respective results of the Matlab commands.
7) Explain Thresholding as a technique for segmentation.
8) Write an Algorithm to segment a simple image containing dark
objects over a light background.
9) Describe split and merge algorithm for Region-based methods.
10) Write a Matlab code to threshold a grayscale image as follows:
d) To read an image named (rice.tif).
e) Obtain binary image using threshold = 100.
f) Shows the respective results of the Matlab commands.
11) Apply split and merge algorithm for the following image

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