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A New Active Contour Method Based on Elastic Interaction

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A New Active Contour Method Based on Elastic Interaction
Image segmentation is defined as partitioning an image into non-overlapping regions based on the intensity or texture. The active contour methods provide an effective way for segmentation, in which the boundary of an object (usually with large image gradient value) is detected by an evolving curve. But, these methods have limitations due to the fact that real images may have objects with complex geometric structures and shapes, and are often corrupted by noise. Developing more robust and accurate active contour methods has been an active research area since the idea of the methods was proposed. In this paper, we propose a new active contour method and apply the method to medical image segmentation. This new method uses a long-ranged interaction between image boundaries and the moving curves, which is inspired by the elastic interaction between line defects in solids (dislocations). The new method is more efficient and effective, especially in detecting thin, weak and blurred structure...
Yang Xiang, Albert C. S. Chung, Jian Ye
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Type Conference
Year 2005
Where CVPR
Authors Yang Xiang, Albert C. S. Chung, Jian Ye
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