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+// This file is part of OpenCV project.
+// It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory
+// of this distribution and at http://opencv.org/license.html.
+#include "perf_precomp.hpp"
+
+namespace opencv_test { namespace {
+
+
+typedef perf::TestBaseWithParam<int> TestIntelligentScissorsMB;
+
+PERF_TEST_P(TestIntelligentScissorsMB, buildMap, testing::Values( IMREAD_GRAYSCALE, IMREAD_COLOR ))
+{
+    const int flags = GetParam();
+
+    const Mat image = imread(findDataFile("cv/shared/lena.png"), flags);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!image.empty());
+
+    const Point source_point(275, 63);
+
+    segmentation::IntelligentScissorsMB tool;
+    tool.applyImage(image);
+
+    PERF_SAMPLE_BEGIN()
+    for (size_t idx = 1; idx <= 100; ++idx)
+    {
+        tool.buildMap(source_point);
+    }
+    PERF_SAMPLE_END()
+
+    SANITY_CHECK_NOTHING();
+}
+
+
+}} // namespace