A SKELETONIZATION ALGORITHM BY MAXIMA TRACKING ON EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE TRANSFORM

被引:64
作者
SHIH, FY [1 ]
PU, CC [1 ]
机构
[1] MING HSIN INST TECHNOL,DEPT INFORMAT MANAGEMENT,HSINCHU,TAIWAN
关键词
IMAGE REPRESENTATION; SKELETON; MEDIAL AXIS TRANSFORMATION; DISTANCE TRANSFORM; PATTERN RECOGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/0031-3203(94)00104-T
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
A simple and efficient algorithm using the maxima tracking approach on Euclidean distance transform to detect skeleton points is presented. The advantages of the skeleton obtained are: (1) connectivity preservation; (2) single-pixel in width; and (3) its locations as close as to the most symmetrical axes. Besides, the condition of the least slope change of skeleton is used to ensure the fairness of the digital medial axes. With the least effort, the algorithm can be modified to eliminate non-significant short skeletal branches originating from the object contour while the critical shape-informative medial axes are preserved.
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页码:331 / 341
页数:11
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