Edge Detection based on Channel Attention and Inter-region Independence Test
Journal:
arXiv
Published Date:
May 2, 2025
Abstract
Existing edge detection methods often suffer from noise amplification and
excessive retention of non-salient details, limiting their applicability in
high-precision industrial scenarios. To address these challenges, we propose
CAM-EDIT, a novel framework that integrates Channel Attention Mechanism (CAM)
and Edge Detection via Independence Testing (EDIT). The CAM module adaptively
enhances discriminative edge features through multi-channel fusion, while the
EDIT module employs region-wise statistical independence analysis (using
Fisher's exact test and chi-square test) to suppress uncorrelated
noise.Extensive experiments on BSDS500 and NYUDv2 datasets demonstrate
state-of-the-art performance. Among the nine comparison algorithms, the
F-measure scores of CAM-EDIT are 0.635 and 0.460, representing improvements of
19.2\% to 26.5\% over traditional methods (Canny, CannySR), and better than the
latest learning based methods (TIP2020, MSCNGP). Noise robustness evaluations
further reveal a 2.2\% PSNR improvement under Gaussian noise compared to
baseline methods. Qualitative results exhibit cleaner edge maps with reduced
artifacts, demonstrating its potential for high-precision industrial
applications.