Image segmentation using dense and sparse hierarchies of superpixels

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Highlights：

• A review of hierarchical segmentation methods, both general and superpixel ones.

• Formal categorization of dense and sparse hierarchical segmentation approaches.

• Introduction of a new method within each aforementioned category.

• State-of-the-art superpixel segmentation results combining our methods.

摘要

•A review of hierarchical segmentation methods, both general and superpixel ones.•Formal categorization of dense and sparse hierarchical segmentation approaches.•Introduction of a new method within each aforementioned category.•State-of-the-art superpixel segmentation results combining our methods.

论文关键词：Superpixel segmentation,Hierarchical image segmentation,Image foresting transform,Iterative spanning forest,Graph-based image segmentation,Irregular image pyramid

论文评审过程：Received 17 February 2020, Revised 30 May 2020, Accepted 1 July 2020, Available online 2 July 2020, Version of Record 23 July 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2020.107532