Attribute-space connectivity and connected filters

Image and Vision Computing

Volumn 25, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 426-435

  Wilkinson, Michael H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connected filters; Connectivity; Hyperconnectivity; Mathematical morphology; Multi scale analysis; Perceptual grouping

Indexed keywords

GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

CONNECTED FILTERS; GRANULOMETRIES; HYPERCONNECTIVITY; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTUAL GROUPING;

MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 33846611078     PISSN: 02628856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imavis.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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