Circumferential traversal techniques for characterizing shapes in digital images

Anthony J. Maeder

doi:10.1117/12.274151

Circumferential traversal techniques for characterizing shapes in digital images

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Abstract

Characterizing of region shapes in digital images is a common requirement in medical image processing. This paper describes an approach based on successive traversals around the region boundary, enabling a sequence of related shape information at different scales to be constructed. The approach is useful in that it allows several different shape characteristics to be determined using the same set of data. The approach and its implementation is described, and an example of its application to a problem in bio-medical cell discrimination is considered and compared with results from more conventional shape characterization techniques.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	653-658
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3034
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274151
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 1997
Externally published	Yes
Event	Medical Imaging 1997: Image Processing - Newport Beach, CA, United States Duration: 25 Feb 1997 → 25 Feb 1997

Keywords

Characterization
Feature
Region
Shape
Traversal

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