A comprehensive survey of thinning methodologies is presented. A wide range of thinning
algorithms, including iterative deletion of pixels and nonpixel-based methods, is covered …

Digital topology deals with the topological properties of digital images: or, more generally, of
discrete arrays in two or more dimensions. It provides the theoretical foundations for …

WILLIAM K. PRATT, PhD, has worked in imaging technology at the University of Southern
California, Vicom Systems, Sun Microsystems, and, more recently, at PixelSoft. He is the …

Now in its fifth edition, John C. Russ's monumental image processing reference is an even
more complete, modern, and hands-on tool than ever before. The Image Processing …

Digital geometry is about deriving geometric information from digital pictures. The field
emerged from its mathematical roots some forty-years ago through work in computer-based …

This accessible textbook examines the basic technologies needed to support image
processing applications, including the characterization of continuous images, image …

Even as developments in photorealistic computer graphics continue to affect our work and
leisure activities, practitioners and researchers are devoting more and more attention to non …

Robust and time-efficient skeletonization of a (planar) shape, which is connectivity
preserving and based on Euclidean metrics, can be achieved by first regularizing the …

As a process that identifies geologic structures of interest such as faults, salt domes, or
elements of petroleum systems in general, seismic structural interpretation depends heavily …

Skeletonization promises to become a powerful tool for compact shape description, path
planning and other applications. However, current techniques can seldom efficiently process …