Multiscale connected operators

Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-216

  Braga Neto, Ulisses ^a  

^a Aggeu Magalhaes Research Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Automatic target recognition; Connected operators; Connectivity; Connectivity classes; Flattenings; Grain operators; Granulometric analysis; Granulometry; Image analysis; Levelings; Multiscale connectivity; Pattern spectrum; Scale space

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MOTION ESTIMATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONNECTED OPERATORS; CONNECTIVITY; CONNECTIVITY CLASSES; FLATENING; GRAIN OPERATORS; GRANULOMETRIC ANALYSIS; LEVELINGS; MULTISCALE CONNECTIVITY; PATTERN SPECTRUM; SCALE-SPACE GRANULOMETRY;

MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS;

CONNECTED OPERATORS; CONNECTIVITY; CONNECTIVITY CLASSES; FLATTENING; GAIN OPERATORS; GRANULOMETRY; LEVELING; MULTISCALE CONNECTIVITY; PATTERN SPECTRUM; SCALE-SPACE;

EID: 17444408170     PISSN: 09249907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10851-005-4890-6     Document Type: Article

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