Discriminating image textures with the multiscale two-dimensional complexity-entropy causality plane
This work addresses texture discrimination in image analysis, but it is incremental as it builds on an existing method with a multiscale extension.
The paper tackled the problem of distinguishing image textures by introducing a multiscale generalization of the two-dimensional complexity-entropy causality plane, confirming that it successfully unveils intrinsic spatial correlations and serves as a versatile tool for texture identification and discrimination.
The aim of this paper is to further explore the usefulness of the two-dimensional complexity-entropy causality plane as a texture image descriptor. A multiscale generalization is introduced in order to distinguish between different roughness features of images at small and large spatial scales. Numerically generated two-dimensional structures are initially considered for illustrating basic concepts in a controlled framework. Then, more realistic situations are studied. Obtained results allow us to confirm that intrinsic spatial correlations of images are successfully unveiled by implementing this multiscale symbolic information-theory approach. Consequently, we conclude that the proposed representation space is a versatile and practical tool for identifying, characterizing and discriminating image textures.