Two symmetrical thinning algorithms for 3D binary images, based on P-simple points

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2301-2314

  Lohou, Christophe ^a   Bertrand, Gilles ^b  

^a Institut Universitaire de Technologie   (France)

^b Groupe ESIEE   (France)

Author keywords

3D symmetrical thinning algorithm; Digital topology; P simple point; Simple point; Topological number; Topology preservation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; OBJECT RECOGNITION;

3D SYMMETRICAL THINNING ALGORITHM; DIGITAL TOPOLOGY; SIMPLE POINT; TOPOLOGICAL NUMBER; TOPOLOGY PRESERVATION;

BINARY IMAGES;

EID: 34147160056     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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