Non-Parametric Histogram-Based Thresholding Methods for Weld Defect Detection in Radiography

In non destructive testing by radiography, a perfect knowledge of the weld defect shape is an essential step to appreciate the quality of the weld and make decision on its acceptability or rejection. Because of the complex nature of the considered images, and in order that the detected defect region represents the most accurately possible the real defect, the choice of thresholding methods must be done judiciously. In this paper, performance criteria are used to conduct a comparative study of four non parametric histogram thresholding methods for automatic extraction of weld defect in radiographic images.

Authors:

• N. Nacereddine
• L. Hamami
• M. Tridi
• N. Oucief

Keywords:

• Radiographic images
• non parametric methods
• histogram thresholding
• performance criteria.

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