Mathematical morphology based on linear combined metric spaces on Z2 (Part I): Fast distance transforms

Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-154

  Diaz De Leon S J L ^a   Sossa Azuela, J H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NONLINEAR FILTERING; POLYNOMIALS; SET THEORY;

FAST DISTANCE TRANSFORM; ZERO ORDER COMPLEXITY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0342433785     PISSN: 09249907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008314406260     Document Type: Article

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