Images as embedded maps and minimal surfaces: Movies, color, texture, and volumetric medical images

International Journal of Computer Vision

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-129

  Kimmel, R ^a   Malladi, R ^b   Sochen, N ^a,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; EDGE DETECTION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

EMBEDDED MAPS; IMAGE DIFFUSION; MINIMAL SURFACES; SELECTIVE SMOOTHING;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0034266690     PISSN: 09205691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008171026419     Document Type: Article

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