Special Issue "Multifractal Descriptors in Image Analysis 2nd Edition"

Dear Colleagues,

Multifractal descriptors are increasingly being used as texture features in various imaging and machine learning applications. Traditional generalizations of fractal systems based on a range of singularity exponents and multifractal spectrum have now found their way into the domain of image analysis as techniques for representing intensity (or color) variations around pixel neighborhoods. The singularity spectrum of intensity variations in an image has been shown to contain highly useful information on subtle texture characteristics needed for effective identification and classification of regions of interest. Several new texture feature extraction methods based on multifractal analysis have been recently reported in the field of medical image processing. These include algorithms for microcalcification detection in mammograms, analysis of tissue structures in histopathological images, emphysema classification in CT images, feature enhancement in ultrasound videos, and mammographic breast density estimation.

This Special Issue aims to promote further research into the field of texture analysis and classification using multifractal measures and descriptors, and provides a forum for publishing original research papers on their applications in image analysis.

Prof. Dr. Ramakrishnan Mukundan
Guest Editor

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• image texture descriptors
• texture feature extraction
• multifractal analysis
• singularity spectrum
• tissue image analysis
• image classification
• region of interest segmentation