Fingerprint identification based on dermatological features.
Finite nondense point set analysis
The paper deals with the decomposition and with the boundarz and hull construction of the so-called nondense point set. This problem and its applications have been frequently studied in computational geometry, raster graphics and, in particular, in the image processing (see e.g. [3], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]). We solve a problem of the point set decomposition by means of certain relations in graph theory.
Finite volume schemes for the generalized subjective surface equation in image segmentation
In this paper, we describe an efficient method for 3D image segmentation. The method uses a PDE model – the so called generalized subjective surface equation which is an equation of advection-diffusion type. The main goal is to develop an efficient and stable numerical method for solving this problem. The numerical solution is based on semi-implicit time discretization and flux-based level set finite volume space discretization. The space discretization is discussed in details and we introduce three...
Finite-differences discretizations of the Mumford-Shah functional
Finite-differences discretizations of the mumford-shah functional
About two years ago, Gobbino [21] gave a proof of a De Giorgi's conjecture on the approximation of the Mumford-Shah energy by means of finite-differences based non-local functionals. In this work, we introduce a discretized version of De Giorgi's approximation, that may be seen as a generalization of Blake and Zisserman's “weak membrane” energy (first introduced in the image segmentation framework). A simple adaptation of Gobbino's results allows us to compute the Γ-limit of this discrete functional...
Fourth-order partial differential equations for effective image denoising.
Fractal image coding by multi-scale selection based on block complexity.
Fractional regularization term for variational image registration.
Free Discontinuity problems with unbounded Data: the two dimensional case.
From the Slit-Island Method to the Ising model: Analysis of irregular grayscale objects
The Slit Island Method (SIM) is a technique for the estimation of the fractal dimension of an object by determining the area-perimeter relations for successive slits. The SIM could be applied for image analysis of irregular grayscale objects and their classification using the fractal dimension. It is known that this technique is not functional in some cases. It is emphasized in this paper that for specific objects a negative or an infinite fractal dimension could be obtained. The transformation...
Fusion based analysis of ophthalmologic image data
The paper presents an overview of image analysis activities of the Brno DAR group in the medical application area of retinal imaging. Particularly, illumination correction and SNR enhancement by registered averaging as preprocessing steps are briefly described; further mono- and multimodal registration methods developed for specific types of ophthalmological images, and methods for segmentation of optical disc, retinal vessel tree and autofluorescence areas are presented. Finally, the designed methods...
Fuzzy morphological operators in image processing.
First of all, in this paper we propose a family of fuzzy implication operators, which the generalised Lukasiewicz's one, and to analyse the impacts of Smets and Magrez properties on these operators. The result of this approach will be a characterisation of a proposed family of inclusion grade operators (in Bandler and Kohout's manner) that satisfies the axioms of Divyendu and Dogherty. Second, we propose a method to define fuzzy morphological operators (erosions and dilations). A family of fuzzy...
Fuzzy sets in computer vision: an overview.
Every computer vision level crawl with uncertainty, what makes its management a significant problem to be considered and solved when trying for automated systems for scene analysis and interpretation. This is why fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic is making many inroads into the handling of uncertainty in various aspects of image processing and computer vision.The growth within the use of fuzzy set theory in computer vision is keeping pace with the use of more complex algorithms addressed to solve...
Fuzzy transforms in image compression and fusion
An overview of direct and inverse fuzzy transforms of three types is given and applications to data processing are considered. The construction and some important properties of fuzzy transforms are presented on the theoretical level. Three applications of -transform to data processing have been chosen: compressional and reconstruction of data, removing noise and data fusion. All of them successively exploit the filtering property of the inverse fuzzy transform.