Topology preserve gray image skeletonization algorithm

Kai Qian; Weibin Zhu; Prabir Bhattacharya

doi:10.1117/12.161429

20 October 1993 Topology preserve gray image skeletonization algorithm

Kai Qian, Weibin Zhu, Prabir Bhattacharya

Proceedings Volume 1957, Architecture, Hardware, and Forward-Looking Infrared Issues in Automatic Target Recognition; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.161429
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A new algorithm which can skeletonize both black-white and gray pictures is presented. This algorithm is based on distance transformation and can preserve the topology of the original picture. It can be extended to 3-D skeletonization and can be implemented by parallel processing.

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Kai Qian, Weibin Zhu, and Prabir Bhattacharya "Topology preserve gray image skeletonization algorithm", Proc. SPIE 1957, Architecture, Hardware, and Forward-Looking Infrared Issues in Automatic Target Recognition, (20 October 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.161429

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