CE MET - Contrast Enhancement - Maximum Entropy Threshold

PURPOSE

Applies maximum entropy thresholding to an image/volume.   Example.

SEE ALSO

CE HI	[Contrast Enhancement - Histogram Equalization]
CE LAH	[Contrast Enhancement - Local Area Histogram]
TH	[Threshold - Set pixels above/below Threshold to Threshold]
HI	[Histogram - output in Results file]

USAGE

.OPERATION: CE MET

.INPUT FILE: PIC001
[Enter name of image to be processed.]

.OUTPUT FILE: PIC002
[Enter name of file receiving the output image.]

NOTES

1. Divides the histogram of the image into two probability distributions, one representing the objects and one representing the background. Finds threshold such that the sum of the entropies of these probability distributions is maximized. Thresholds image to binary around this value.

2. Reference: P.K. SAHOO, S. SOLTANI, K.C. WONG &, Y.C. CHEN "A Survey OF Thresholding Techniques", COMPUTER VISION, GRAPHICS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING, VOL. 41, PP.233-260, 1988.

SUBROUTINES

MEHIST

CALLER

UTIL2