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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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2012
2012
Advanced Research in Applied Artificial Intelligence
We propose a complete framework for automatic detailed facial feature localization. Feature points and contours of the eyes, the… 
2012
2012
Unsupervised 2D gel electrophoresis image segmentation based on active contours
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… 
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… 
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… 
2001
2001
Combining Edge, Region, and Shape Information to Segment the Left Ventricle in Cardiac MR Images
This paper describes a segmentation technique to automatically extract the myocardium in 4D cardiac MR images for quantitative… 
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… 
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Catching moving objects with snakes for motion tracking
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Semi-Automatic Feature Extraction by Snakes
Implementation of a semi-automatic method of feature extraction, based on the active contour method or ‘snakes’, will be… 
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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