This paper describes a one-pass thinning algorithm that requires only a single cycle of
parallel operations per iteration. The major difference between this algorithm and the usual …

In this paper we present a skeletonization algorithm based on contour peeling. This
algorithm can be applied on 2-D as well as on 3-D images. The 2-D algorithm is a new …

Thinning is a very important preprocessing step for many image analysis operations, such
as optical character recognition and fingerprint recognition. The main drawbacks of …

Thinning is a well known pre-processing step in many image analysis techniques and it has
been applied in a wide variety of applications in the fields of pattern recognition and …

Three new fast fully parallel 2-D thinning algorithms using reduction operators with 11-pixel
supports are presented and evaluated. These are compared to earlier fully parallel thinning …

In this paper a new thinning algorithm called Single scan Boundary Removal Thinning
Algorithm (SBRTA) is proposed. This algorithm uses a single scan to remove border points …

A fast thinning algorithm is proposed which achieves its increase in speed by applying any
existing thinning algorithm to a greatly reduced amount of image information. The procedure …

Thinning algorithms are widely used in image processing and pattern recognition. The
skeleton obtained from them not only maintains the geometric and topologic features of the …

Thinning is a frequently used strategy to produce skeleton-like shape features of binary
objects. One of the main problems of parallel thinning is to ensure topology preservation …