Research Article

A Comprehensive Study on Integration of Segmentation and Enhancement Approaches for Robust Finger Vein Recognition

by  V. Vathsala, K. Pazhanikumar
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 187 - Issue 68
Published: December 2025
Authors: V. Vathsala, K. Pazhanikumar
10.5120/ijca2025926133
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V. Vathsala, K. Pazhanikumar . A Comprehensive Study on Integration of Segmentation and Enhancement Approaches for Robust Finger Vein Recognition. International Journal of Computer Applications. 187, 68 (December 2025), 48-55. DOI=10.5120/ijca2025926133

                        @article{ 10.5120/ijca2025926133,
                        author  = { V. Vathsala,K. Pazhanikumar },
                        title   = { A Comprehensive Study on Integration of Segmentation and Enhancement Approaches for Robust Finger Vein Recognition },
                        journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
                        year    = { 2025 },
                        volume  = { 187 },
                        number  = { 68 },
                        pages   = { 48-55 },
                        doi     = { 10.5120/ijca2025926133 },
                        publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
                        }
                        %0 Journal Article
                        %D 2025
                        %A V. Vathsala
                        %A K. Pazhanikumar
                        %T A Comprehensive Study on Integration of Segmentation and Enhancement Approaches for Robust Finger Vein Recognition%T 
                        %J International Journal of Computer Applications
                        %V 187
                        %N 68
                        %P 48-55
                        %R 10.5120/ijca2025926133
                        %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Finger vein reputation's extremely good safety, internal feature forte, and forgery resistance have made it a capability biometric identity method. But a hit vein pattern segmentation and augmentation are essential for obtaining reliable and correct detection. The segmentation and augmentation techniques currently utilized in finger vein recognition structures are thoroughly reviewed in these paintings. traditional photograph processing techniques, device studying algorithms, and new deep gaining knowledge of-primarily based models that decorate vein visibility, assessment, and boundary localization are all methodically tested on these paintings. to emphasize their have an impact on reputation performance, some of pre-processing strategies also are covered, which includes vicinity of interest (ROI) extraction, illumination correction, and noise reduction. Furthermore, the paper examines the benefits and boundaries of various strategies, specializing in their integration to enhance feature pleasant and recognition robustness. The mixing of segmentation and development strategies to growth the accuracy and resilience of finger vein recognition systems is the main aim of this thorough assessment. For precise vein sample extraction, a spread of segmentation strategies is investigated, which includes thresholding, vicinity-based totally, and deep getting to know-based models. Moreover, included are improving strategies like deep getting to know-based photograph augmentation, Gabor filtering, and evaluation-constrained adaptive histogram equalization. This analysis emphasizes the want of integrating segmentation and enhancement algorithms to provide remarkable reputation overall performance below a diffusion of imaging conditions with the aid of examining recent tendencies and limitations. Sooner or later, they have a look at discusses present day problems, which includes unpredictability in imaging occasions, dataset limits, and computational complexity, and shows new research avenues for constructing adaptive, hybrid, and actual-time finger vein detection frameworks.

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Keywords

Finger Vein Recognition Vein Enhancement Vascular Biometrics Finger Vein Identification and segmentation

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