18. An image segmentation system according to claim 16 , in which the at least one image features comprise: a. a threshold T m in each m th telescoping window; b. a homogeneity of each m th telescoping window; c. a difference D m between the homogeneity of each m th telescoping window and a homogeneity of the initial segment or point; and d. a ratio of average gray-levels for each telescoping window and an average of gray-levels of the initial segment or point.
16. An image segmentation system according to any one of claims 14 and 15 , further comprising a means to generate m telescoping windows from an initial segment or point to calculate the at least one image feature.