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Active contour model

Known as: Active contour, Snake (computer vision), Snake (disambiguation) 
Active contour model, also called snakes, is a framework in computer vision for delineating an object outline from a possibly noisy 2D image. The… 
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2014
2014
Enhanced distance regularization for re-initialization free level set evolution with application to image segmentation
2012
2012
Unsupervised 2D gel electrophoresis image segmentation based on active contours
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Texture-based parametric active contour for target detection and tracking
In recent years, active contour models (ACM) have been considered as powerful tools for image segmentation and object tracking in… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Geodesic active contour under geometrical conditions: theory and 3D applications
In this paper, we propose a new scheme for both detection of boundaries and fitting of geometrical data based on a geometrical… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Active Contour Models on Image Segmentation:A Survey
Image segmentation and boundary extraction are very important in the fields of image understanding,image analysis,pattern… 
2007
2007
An Improved Algorithm of Contour Initialization in Active Contour Model
An improved algorithm of Contour Initialization in GVF Snake Model is proposed in this paper based on detailed analysis of the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Automatic detection of flooded areas on ENVISAT/ASAR images using an object-oriented classification technique and an active contour algorithm
Two techniques for extracting flooded areas out of radar-imagery in a time-efficient way are presented in this paper. The results… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF ILLUSORY CONTOUR FORMATION IN STEREOPSIS
A theoretical analysis of how illusory contours are formed in untextured stereograms is presented. This analysis focuses on the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Catching moving objects with snakes for motion tracking
1989
1989
Changes in connectivity in active contour models
  • R. Samadani
  • [] Proceedings. Workshop on Visual Motion
  • 1989
  • Corpus ID: 62209294
Techniques that are useful for tracking objects that change their connectivity have been demonstrated. Contours are extracted… 
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