MGFusion: a multimodal large language model-guided information perception for infrared and visible image fusion
2024

MGFusion: A New Method for Infrared and Visible Image Fusion

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Author Information

Author(s): Yang Zengyi, Li Yunping, Tang Xin, Xie MingHong

Primary Institution: Kunming University of Science and Technology

Hypothesis

Can a multimodal large language model improve the quality of infrared and visible image fusion?

Conclusion

The proposed method significantly enhances the quality of fused images by leveraging semantic information from a multimodal large language model.

Supporting Evidence

  • The proposed method outperforms existing methods in both visual quality and objective evaluation metrics.
  • Experimental results validate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method on multiple public datasets.

Takeaway

This study shows that using a special model can help combine infrared and visible images better, making them clearer and more useful.

Methodology

The study employs a multimodal large language model to enhance image features and improve fusion quality through a new framework.

Limitations

The method may not perform as well on other types of image fusion tasks without retraining.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3389/fnbot.2024.1521603

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