Nature-inspired optimization algorithms and their significance in multi-thresholding image segmentation: an inclusive review

R Rai, A Das, KG Dhal - Evolving Systems, 2022 - Springer
Multilevel Thresholding (MLT) is considered as a significant and imperative research field in
image segmentation that can efficiently resolve difficulties aroused while analyzing the …

Multilevel thresholding image segmentation using meta-heuristic optimization algorithms: Comparative analysis, open challenges and new trends

L Abualigah, KH Almotairi, MA Elaziz - Applied Intelligence, 2023 - Springer
This paper studied the multilevel threshold image segmentation-based metaheuristics
optimization methods and their applications. Image segmentation is a common problem in …

A novel black widow optimization algorithm for multilevel thresholding image segmentation

EH Houssein, BE Helmy, D Oliva, AA Elngar… - Expert Systems with …, 2021 - Elsevier
Segmentation is a crucial step in image processing applications. This process separates
pixels of the image into multiple classes that permits the analysis of the objects contained in …

A novel evolutionary arithmetic optimization algorithm for multilevel thresholding segmentation of covid-19 ct images

L Abualigah, A Diabat, P Sumari, AH Gandomi - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the most crucial aspects of image segmentation is multilevel thresholding. However,
multilevel thresholding becomes increasingly more computationally complex as the number …

A novel equilibrium optimization algorithm for multi-thresholding image segmentation problems

M Abdel-Basset, V Chang, R Mohamed - Neural Computing and …, 2021 - Springer
Image segmentation is considered a crucial step required for image analysis and research.
Many techniques have been proposed to resolve the existing problems and improve the …

An improved tunicate swarm algorithm for global optimization and image segmentation

EH Houssein, BED Helmy, AA Elngar… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study integrates a tunicate swarm algorithm (TSA) with a local escaping operator (LEO)
for overcoming the weaknesses of the original TSA. The LEO strategy in TSA-LEO prevents …

An efficient multi-thresholding based COVID-19 CT images segmentation approach using an improved equilibrium optimizer

EH Houssein, BE Helmy, D Oliva, P Jangir… - … Signal Processing and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimization is the process of searching for the optimal (best-so-far) solution among a wide
range of solutions. Besides, in the last two decades, a family of algorithms known as …

Improved reptile search algorithm by salp swarm algorithm for medical image segmentation

L Abualigah, M Habash, ES Hanandeh… - Journal of bionic …, 2023 - Springer
This study proposes a novel nature-inspired meta-heuristic optimizer based on the Reptile
Search Algorithm combed with Salp Swarm Algorithm for image segmentation using gray …

An efficient retinal blood vessel segmentation in eye fundus images by using optimized top-hat and homomorphic filtering

O Ramos-Soto, E Rodríguez-Esparza… - Computer Methods and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and objective: Automatic segmentation of retinal blood vessels makes a major
contribution in CADx of various ophthalmic and cardiovascular diseases. A procedure to …

Fuzzy multilevel image thresholding based on improved coyote optimization algorithm

L Li, L Sun, Y Xue, S Li, X Huang, RF Mansour - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the computational complexity of multilevel image thresholding, Swarm Intelligence
Optimization Algorithm (SIOA) has been widely applied to improve the calculation efficiency …