Multi-level Image Thresholding Based on Hybrid Differential Evolution Algorithm. Application on Medical Images

Image thresholding is definitely one of the most popular segmentation approaches for extracting objects from the background, or for discriminating objects from objects that have distinct gray-levels. It is typically simple and computationally efficient. It is based on the assumption that the objects can be distinguished by their gray levels.

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