Fingerprint Segmentation Algorithms: A Literature Review

Fingerprint image segmentation is part of pre-processing in fingerprint image recognition system. It has a critical effect to the fingerprint image recognition system. This paper review the different algorithms particularly used for fingerprint segmentation. Adaptive Total Variation Model, Directional Total Variation Model, method based on combination of ridge orientation and frequency features, method based on orientation field information combined with statistical characteristics of gray, Ridge Template Correlation, method using three pixel features(being the coherence, the mean and the variance) are discussed and compared based on their performance and concluded that Adaptive Total Variation Model and Directional Total Variation Model provides better results, so it will be good for the field of researches.