How to segment with false edge in in image? I try to resolve false edge problem in image segmentation. Let see its defination in Figure. The false edge problem often occurs in inhomogeneity image, especially for medical image. I am finding the method or feature to resolve it and achieve real edge. I try to apply some existing method example: localizing active contour, graph cut but they are not effective. I also apply gradient or entropy in here. Could you suggest some idea or feature or method to resolve it?Thank all . You can download test image at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ttymp4vnpjhbvfx/2iacME5zYp . Note: orginal image is "input.mat". Its type is 16 bit



Let see example,In my marked image, B is real edge. We only analyse A point. At the A point, the intensity bigger than object region, but it not so big. Assume intensity of A point is 300, in which object intensity is about 260-280 (inhomogeneity property). So we can said A point is background, if we calssify it into two region. Sorry, you are true, the question must be update that A is true edge and C is false edge(because C is create by other region and background); true edge is created by object region and background
You could try "Non-maxima suppression" This is usually used on edge detectors to thin the edge to only one pixel. When there are lots of edges close together you basically pick the one with the largest gradient, and assume that is the true edge

Another technique that might be applicable is double thresholding. Some edge detectors (canny for instance) actually perform multiple detection's with different parameters.  "Strong edges" are found in the the higher threshold (and probably the lower one as well) weaker edges may only be found using the lower threshold, and are only "true" edges if they connect to one of the stronger edges. Maybe you could use your current edge detector as the weaker classifier, and then make one that is harder to satisfy. This might eliminate the false positives that are only detected by the weak detector (i hope that makes sense)

good luck