Different methods of image segmentation in the process of meat marbling evaluation

The level of marbling in meat assessment based on digital images is very popular, as computer vision tools are becoming more and more advanced. However considering muscle cross sections as the data source for marbling level evaluation, there are still a few problems to cope with. There is a need for an accurate method which would facilitate this evaluation procedure and increase its accuracy. The presented research was conducted in order to compare the effect of different image segmentation tools considering their usefulness in meat marbling evaluation on the muscle anatomical cross – sections. However this study is considered to be an initial trial in the presented field of research and an introduction to ultrasonic images processing and analysis.

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