Title :
A Note on Thinning
Author :
Rosenfeld, Azriel ; Davis, Larry S.
Author_Institution :
Computer Science Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
fDate :
3/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Implementation of a simple algorithm is described for thinning digital objects down to ``skeletons.´´ A method of detecting ``noisy´´ branches of a skeleton, with the aid of the distance transform of the original object, is developed.
Keywords :
Biological cells; Cities and towns; Computer science; Euclidean distance; Object detection; Skeleton;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMC.1976.5409243
