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Image processing via level set curvature flow.

R Malladi·J A Sethian
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We present a controlled image smoothing and enhancement method based on a curvature flow interpretation of the geometric heat equation. Compared to existing techniques, the model has several distinct advantages. (i) It contains just one enhancement parameter. (ii) The scheme naturally inherits a stopping criterion from the image; continued application of the scheme produces no further change. (iii) The method is one of the fastest possible schemes based on a curvature-controlled approach.

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Angiography, Digital SubtractionBlood VesselsBrainImage EnhancementModels, TheoreticalRadiographic Image EnhancementComparative StudyJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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R Malladi, J A Sethian. 1995-07-18. Image processing via level set curvature flow.. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.92.15.7046

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