8.7.3 Level Set Methods

Sussman, M., Smereka, P., and Osher, S.J.,
A Level Set Approach for Computing Solutions to Incompressible Two-Phase Flow,
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Kimmel, R., Amir, A., Bruckstein, A.M.,
Finding Shortest Paths on Surfaces Using Level Sets Propagation,
PAMI(17), No. 6, June 1995, pp. 635-640.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
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Samson, C.[Christophe], Blanc-Féraud, L.[Laure], Aubert, G.[Gilles], Zerubia, J.B.[Josiane B.],
A Variational Model for Image Classification and Restoration,
PAMI(22), No. 5, May 2000, pp. 460-472.
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Samson, C.[Christophe], Blanc-Féraud, L.[Laure], Aubert, G.[Gilles], Zerubia, J.B.[Josiane B.],
Two Variational Models for Multispectral Image Classification,
EMMCVPR02(344 ff.).
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Bect, J.[Julien], Blanc-Féraud, L.[Laure], Aubert, G.[Gilles], Chambolle, A.[Antonin],
A/1-Unified Variational Framework for Image Restoration,
ECCV04(Vol IV: 1-13).
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Samson, C.[Christophe], Blanc-Féraud, L.[Laure], Aubert, G.[Gilles], Zerubia, J.B.[Josiane B.],
A Level Set Model for Image Classification,
IJCV(40), No. 3, December 2000, pp. 187-197.
WWW Version. 0102 BibRef
Earlier: ScaleSpace99(306-317). variational model, level set model, active regions, image classification, labelling BibRef

Samson, C.[Christophe], Blanc-Feraud, L.[Laure], Zerubia, J.B.[Josiane B.], Aubert, G.[Gilles],
Simultaneous Image Classification and Restoration Using a Variational Approach,
CVPR99(II: 618-623).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
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Blanc-Feraud, L.[Laure], Tebout, S., Aubert, G., Barlaud, M.,
Nonlinear Regularization Using Constrained Edges in Image Reconstruction,
ICIP96(II: 449-452).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. BibRef 9600

Teboul, S., Blanc-Feraud, L., Aubert, G., and Barlaud, M.,
Segmentation and Edge-Preserving Restoration,
ICIP97(II: 470-473).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. BibRef 9700

Deng, J.[Jiangwen], Tsui, H.T.,
A fast level set method for segmentation of low contrast noisy biomedical images,
PRL(23), No. 1-3, January 2002, pp. 161-169.
HTML Version. 0201 BibRef

Sifakis, E.[Eftichis], Garcia, C.[Christophe], Tziritas, G.[Georgios],
Bayesian Level Sets for Image Segmentation,
JVCIR(13), No. 1/2, March/June 2002, pp. 44-64.
WWW Version. 0204 BibRef

Sifakis, E.[Eftychis], Tziritas, G.[Georgios],
Robust object boundary determination using a locally adaptive level set algorithm,
ICIP03(I: 141-144).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0312 BibRef

Sarti, A.[Augusto], Tubaro, S.[Stefano],
Image-based surface modeling: a multi-resolution approach,
SP(82), No. 9, September 2002, pp. 1215-1232.
HTML Version. 0206 BibRef
And:
Modeling closed surfaces in a multi-resolution fashion,
3DPVT02(362-367).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0206 See also Detection and characterisation of planar fractures using a 3D Hough transform. BibRef

Sarti, A.[Augusto], Tubaro, S.[Stefano],
Image-Based Multiresolution Implicit Object Modeling,
JASP(2002), No. 10, October 2002, pp. 1053-1066.
HTML Version. 0211 BibRef
Earlier:
Multiresolution Implicit Object Modeling,
VMV01(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 0209 BibRef

Colosimo, A., Sarti, A., Tubaro, S.,
Image-based Object Modeling: A Multiresolution Level-set Approach,
ICIP01(II: 181-184).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0108 BibRef

Vese, L.A.[Luminita A.], Chan, T.F.[Tony F.],
A Multiphase Level Set Framework for Image Segmentation Using the Mumford and Shah Model,
IJCV(50), No. 3, December 2002, pp. 271-293.
WWW Version. 0211 BibRef
Earlier: A2, A1:
A Level Set Algorithm for minimizing the Mumford-Shah functional in Image Processing,
LevelSet01(xx-yy). 0106 See also Optimal Approximations by Piecewise Smooth Functions and Variational Problems. See also Active contours without edges. BibRef

Chan, T.F.[Tony F.], Zhu, W.[Wei],
Level Set Based Shape Prior Segmentation,
CVPR05(II: 1164-1170).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0507 BibRef

Chung, G.[Ginmo], Vese, L.A.[Luminita A.],
Energy Minimization Based Segmentation and Denoising Using a Multilayer Level Set Approach,
EMMCVPR05(439-455).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Wang, D.J.[De-Jun], Soatto, S.[Stefano], Prados, E.[Emmanuel],
Towards Robust and Physically Plausible Shaded Stereoscopic Segmentation,
3DCINE06(171).
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Hong, B.W.[Byung-Woo], Prados, E.[Emmanuel], Soatto, S.[Stefano], Vese, L.A.[Luminita A.],
Shape Representation based on Integral Kernels: Application to Image Matching and Segmentation,
CVPR06(I: 833-840).
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Kervrann, C.[Charles], Trubuil, A.[Alain],
Optimal Level Curves and Global Minimizers of Cost Functionals in Image Segmentation,
JMIV(17), No. 2, September 2002, pp. 153-174.
WWW Version. 0211 BibRef

Kervrann, C., Hoebeke, M., Trubuil, A.,
Level Lines as Global Minimizers of Energy Functionals in Image Segmentation,
ECCV00(II: 241-256).
WWW Version. 0003 BibRef

Paragios, N.[Nikos],
Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Variational and Level Set Methods in Computer Vision,
IJCV(50), No. 3, December 2002, pp. 235-235.
WWW Version. 0211 BibRef

Combettes, P.L., Luo, J.[Jian],
An adaptive level set method for nondifferentiable constrained image recovery,
IP(11), No. 11, November 2002, pp. 1295-1304.
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Tsai, A., Yezzi, A.J., Wells, III, W.M.[William M.], Tempany, C., Tucker, D., Fan, A., Grimson, W.E.L., Willsky, A.S.,
A shape-based approach to the segmentation of medical imagery using level sets,
MedImg(22), No. 2, February 2003, pp. 137-154.
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Nilsson, B.[Björn], Heyden, A.[Anders],
A fast algorithm for level set-like active contours,
PRL(24), No. 9-10, June 2003, pp. 1331-1337.
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Earlier:
Fast Approximation of Level Set Computations: Application to Image Segmentation,
SCIA01(P-W3A). 0206 BibRef

Peng, D., Merriman, B., Osher, S.J.[Stanley J.], Zhao, H.K., and Kang, M.,
A PDE-based fast local level set method,
CompPhys(155), No. 2, 1999, pp. 410-438.
WWW Version. BibRef 9900

Osher, S.J.[Stanley J.], Paragios, N.[Nikos],
Geometric Level Set Methods in Imaging, Vision, and Graphics,
Springer-VerlagJuly 2003. ISBN: 0-387-95488-0.
WWW Version. Nine areas: Level Set Versus Langrangian Methods, Edge Detection & Boundary Extraction, Scale & Vector Image Reconstruction, Grouping, Knowledge-based Segmentation & Registration, Motion Analysis, Computational Stereo & Implicit Surfaces, Medical Image Analysis, Computer Graphics & Simulations. BibRef 0307

Osher, S.J.[Stanley J.], Fedkiw, R.,
Level Set Methods and Dynamic Implicit Surfaces,
New York: SpringerVerlag, 2002, ISBN: 978-0387954820. Buy from Amazon: Level Set Methods and Dynamic Implicit Surfaces BibRef 0200

Sumengen, B.[Baris],
Matlab toolbox for Level Set Methods,
Online2008.
HTML Version. Code, Segmentation. The code follows Osher and Fedkiw book. BibRef 0800

Han, X.[Xiao], Xu, C.Y.[Chen-Yang], Prince, J.L.,
Topology preserving level set method for geometric deformable models,
PAMI(25), No. 6, June 2003, pp. 755-768.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0306 BibRef
Earlier:
A Topology Preserving Deformable Model Using Level Sets,
CVPR01(II:765-770).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0110For cases where topology must be preserved. Uses local computations. Active contour model. BibRef

Han, X.[Xiao], Xu, C.Y.[Chen-Yang], Prince, J.L.,
A 2D moving grid geometric deformable model,
CVPR03(I: 153-160).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0307 BibRef

Han, X., Xu, C., Tosun, D., Prince, J.L.,
Cortical Surface Reconstruction Using a Topology Preserving Geometric Deformable Model,
MMBIA01(xx-yy). 0110 Cortex. BibRef

Bai, Y.[Ying], Han, X.[Xiao], Prince, J.L.[Jerry L.],
Topology-preserving Geometric Deformable Model on Adaptive Quadtree Grid,
CVPR07(1-8).
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Abu-Gharbieh, R.[Rafeef], Hamarneh, G.[Ghassan], Gustavsson, T.[Tomas], Kaminski, C.[Clemens],
Level Set Curve Matching and Particle Image Velocimetry for Resolving Chemistry and Turbulence Interactions in Propagating Flames,
JMIV(19), No. 3, November 2003, pp. 199-218.
WWW Version. 0310 BibRef

Martin, P.[Pascal], Refregier, P.[Philippe], Goudail, F.[Francois], Guerault, F.[Federic],
Influence of the Noise Model on Level Set Active Contour Segmentation,
PAMI(26), No. 6, June 2004, pp. 799-803.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0404Improve segmentation. Derive the regularization terms using the MDL. BibRef

Martin, P.[Pascal], Refregier, P.[Philippe], Galland, F., Guerault, F.[Federic],
Nonparametric Statistical Snake Based on the Minimum Stochastic Complexity,
IP(15), No. 9, August 2006, pp. 2762-2770.
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Pardo, X.M., Leborán, V., Dosil, R.,
Integrating prior shape models into level-set approaches,
PRL(25), No. 6, 19 April 2004, pp. 631-639.
WWW Version. 0405 BibRef

Ben Ayed, I.[Ismail], Mitiche, A.[Amar], Belhadj, Z.[Ziad],
Multiregion Level-Set Partitioning of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images,
PAMI(27), No. 5, May 2005, pp. 793-800.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501 SAR. BibRef
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Level Set Curve Evolution Partitioning of Polarimetric Images,
ICIP05(I: 281-284).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0512 BibRef

Ben Ayed, I.[Ismail], Mitiche, A.[Amar], Belhadj, Z.[Ziad],
Polarimetric Image Segmentation via Maximum-Likelihood Approximation and Efficient Multiphase Level-Sets,
PAMI(28), No. 9, September 2006, pp. 1493-1500.
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0608 BibRef
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Variational Unsupervised Segmentation of Multi-Look Complex Polarimetric Images using a Wishart Observation Model,
ICIP06(3233-3236). 0610
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Ben Ayed, I.[Ismail], Hennane, N., Mitiche, A.[Amar],
Unsupervised Variational Image Segmentation/Classification Using a Weibull Observation Model,
IP(15), No. 11, November 2006, pp. 3431-3439.
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0610 BibRef

Ben Ayed, I.[Ismail], Li, S.[Shuo], Ross, I.[Ian],
Tracking distributions with an overlap prior,
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IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0806Level set analysis. Embed information on overlap in distributions. BibRef

Besbes, O.[Olfa], Belhadj, Z.[Ziad], Boujemaa, N.[Nozha],
A Variational Framework for Adaptive Satellite Images Segmentation,
SSVM07(675-686).
WWW Version. 0705 BibRef
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Adaptive Satellite Images Segmentation by Level Set Multiregion Competition,
INRIARR-5855, 2006.
HTML Version. BibRef

Jeon, M., Alexander, M., Pedrycz, W., Pizzi, N.,
Unsupervised hierarchical image segmentation with level set and additive operator splitting,
PRL(26), No. 10, 15 July 2005, pp. 1461-1469.
WWW Version. 0506 BibRef

Zhao, Y.Q.A.[Yong-Qi-Ang], Li, M.L.[Ming-Lu],
A Hybrid Method for Vascular Segmentation,
IEICE(E88-D), No. 6, June 2005, pp. 1304-1305.
WWW Version. 0506 BibRef
Earlier:
Isosurface-Based Level Set Framework for MRA Segmentation,
ICIAR04(II: 116-123).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Krissian, K.[Karl], Westin, C.F.[Carl-Fredrik],
Fast sub-voxel re-initialization of the distance map for level set methods,
PRL(26), No. 10, 15 July 2005, pp. 1532-1542.
WWW Version. 0506 BibRef

Gao, H.[Hai], Lin, W.S.[Wei-Si], Xue, P.[Ping], Siu, W.C.[Wan-Chi],
Marker-based image segmentation relying on disjoint set union,
SP:IC(21), No. 2, February 2006, pp. 100-112.
WWW Version. 0512Pixel sorting, set union, pixel resolving. Compare to Meyer ( See also Levelings, Image Simplification Filters for Segmentation. ?) BibRef

Mansouri, A.R.[Abdol-Reza], Mitiche, A.[Amar], Vázquez, C.[Carlos],
Multiregion competition: A level set extension of region competition to multiple region image partitioning,
CVIU(101), No. 3, March 2006, pp. 137-150.
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef
Earlier:
Image partioning by level set multiregion competition,
ICIP04(IV: 2721-2724).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0505 BibRef
And: A3, A1, A2:
Approximation of Images by Basis Functions for Multiple Region Segmentation with Level Sets,
ICIP04(I: 549-552).
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Vazquez, C., Mitiche, A., Ben Ayed, I.[Ismail],
Image Segmentation as Regularized Clustering: A Fully Global Curve Evolution Method,
ICIP04(V: 3467-3470).
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Ayed, I.B.[Ismail Ben], Mitiche, A.[Amar],
Embedding a Region Merging Prior in Level Set Vector-Valued Image Segmentation,
ACCV07(I: 925-934).
WWW Version. 0711 BibRef
Earlier:
A Partition Constrained Minimization Scheme for Efficient Multiphase Level Set Image Segmentation,
ICIP06(1641-1644). 0610
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. BibRef

Ben Ayed, I.[Ismail], Vazquez, C., Mitiche, A., Belhadj, Z.,
SAR image segmentation with active contours and level sets,
ICIP04(IV: 2717-2720).
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Dejnožková, E.[Eva], Dokládal, P.[Petr],
Embedded Real-Time Architecture for Level-Set-Based Active Contours,
JASP(2005), No. 17, 2005, pp. 2788-2803.
WWW Version. 0603 BibRef
Earlier:
Modelling of Overlapping Circular Objects Based on Level Set Approach,
ICIAR04(I: 416-423).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Lie, J.[Johan], Lysaker, M.[Marius], Tai, X.C.[Xue-Cheng],
A Binary Level Set Model and Some Applications to Mumford–Shah Image Segmentation,
IP(15), No. 5, May 2006, pp. 1171-1181.
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0605 BibRef
Earlier:
Piecewise Constant Level Set Methods and Image Segmentation,
ScaleSpace05(573-584).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Tai, X.C.[Xue-Cheng], Christiansen, O.[Oddvar], Lin, P.[Ping], SkjĆlaaen, I.[Inge],
Image Segmentation Using Some Piecewise Constant Level Set Methods with MBO Type of Projection,
IJCV(73), No. 1, June 2007, pp. 61-76.
WWW Version. 0702 BibRef

Losnegĺrd, A.[Are], Christiansen, O.[Oddvar], Tai, X.C.[Xue-Cheng],
Piecewise Constant Level Set Method for 3D Image Segmentation,
SSVM07(687-696).
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Tai, X.C.[Xue-Cheng], Hodneland, E.[Erlend], Weickert, J.[Joachim], Bukoreshtliev, N.V.[Nickolay V.], Lundervold, A.[Arvid], Gerdes, H.H.[Hans-Hermann],
Level Set Methods for Watershed Image Segmentation,
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Groisser, D.[David],
Some Differential-Geometric Remarks on a Method for Minimizing Constrained Functionals of Matrix-Valued Functions,
JMIV(24), No. 3, May 2006, pp. 349-358.
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Cremers, D.[Daniel], Osher, S.J.[Stanley J.], Soatto, S.[Stefano],
Kernel Density Estimation and Intrinsic Alignment for Shape Priors in Level Set Segmentation,
IJCV(69), No. 3, September 2006, pp. 335-351.
WWW Version. 0606 BibRef
Earlier:
Kernel Density Estimation and Intrinsic Alignment for Knowledge-Driven Segmentation: Teaching Level Sets to Walk,
DAGM04(36-44).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Cremers, D.[Daniel],
Dynamical Statistical Shape Priors for Level Set-Based Tracking,
PAMI(28), No. 8, August 2006, pp. 1262-1273.
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0606 BibRef
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A Multiphase Level Set Framework for Motion Segmentation,
ScaleSpace03(599-614).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Cremers, D.[Daniel],
Nonlinear Dynamical Shape Priors for Level Set Segmentation,
CVPR07(1-7).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. Or:
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Cremers, D.[Daniel], Grady, L.[Leo],
Statistical Priors for Efficient Combinatorial Optimization Via Graph Cuts,
ECCV06(III: 263-274).
WWW Version. 0608 BibRef

Grady, L.[Leo], Sinop, A.K.[Ali Kemal],
Fast approximate Random Walker segmentation using eigenvector precomputation,
CVPR08(1-8).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0806 BibRef
Earlier: A2, A1:
A Seeded Image Segmentation Framework Unifying Graph Cuts And Random Walker Which Yields A New Algorithm,
ICCV07(1-8).
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Sinop, A.K.[Ali Kemal], Grady, L.[Leo],
Uninitialized, Globally Optimal, Graph-Based Rectilinear Shape Segmentation: The Opposing Metrics Method,
ICCV07(1-8).
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Lombaert, H.[Herve], Sun, Y.Y.[Yi-Yong], Grady, L.[Leo], Xu, C.Y.[Chen-Yang],
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ICCV05(I: 259-265).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0510 BibRef

Lee, S.H., Seo, J.K.,
Level Set-Based Bimodal Segmentation With Stationary Global Minimum,
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Brox, T.[Thomas], Weickert, J.[Joachim],
Level Set Segmentation With Multiple Regions,
IP(15), No. 10, October 2006, pp. 3213-3218.
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Level Set Based Image Segmentation with Multiple Regions,
DAGM04(415-423).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Brox, T.[Thomas], Bruhn, A.[Andrés], Weickert, J.[Joachim],
Variational Motion Segmentation with Level Sets,
ECCV06(I: 471-483).
WWW Version. 0608 BibRef

Brox, T.[Thomas], Cremers, D.[Daniel],
On the Statistical Interpretation of the Piecewise Smooth Mumford-Shah Functional,
SSVM07(203-213).
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Kim, Y.J., Brox, T.[Thomas], Feiden, W., Weickert, J.[Joachim],
Fully automated segmentation and morphometrical analysis of muscle fibre images,
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Kolev, K.[Kalin], Brox, T.[Thomas], Cremers, D.[Daniel],
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Hanning, T.[Tobias], Schöne, R.[René], Pisinger, G.[Georg],
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Hanning, T.[Tobias], Farr, H., Kellner, M., Lauren, V.,
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Aujol, J.F.[Jean-Francois], Chan, T.F.[Tony F.],
Combining geometrical and textured information to perform image classification,
JVCIR(17), No. 5, October 2006, pp. 1004-1023.
WWW Version. 0711Classification; Texture; Geometrical image; Decomposition; Logic model; Level-set; Active contour; PDE; Wavelets BibRef

Lam, B.S.Y., Yan, H.,
A curve tracing algorithm using level set based affine transform,
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WWW Version. 0611Fuzzy curve-tracing (FCT) algorithm; Level set method; Affine transform; Pattern thinning; Skeletonization BibRef

Juan, O.[Olivier], Keriven, R.[Renaud], Postelnicu, G.[Gheorghe],
Stochastic Motion and the Level Set Method in Computer Vision: Stochastic Active Contours,
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Charpiat, G.[Guillaume], Maurel, P.[Pierre], Pons, J.P.[Jean-Philippe], Keriven, R.[Renaud], Faugeras, O.D.[Olivier D.],
Generalized Gradients: Priors on Minimization Flows,
IJCV(73), No. 3, July 2007, pp. 325-344.
WWW Version. 0703 BibRef
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ICCV05(II: 1403-1408).
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Duchenne, O.[Olivier], Audibert, J.Y.[Jean-Yves], Keriven, R.[Renaud], Ponce, J.[Jean], Segonne, F.[Florent],
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Etyngier, P.[Patrick], Segonne, F.[Florent], Keriven, R.[Renaud],
Shape Priors using Manifold Learning Techniques,
ICCV07(1-8).
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Projection onto a Shape Manifold for Image Segmentation with Prior,
ICIP07(IV: 361-364).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0709 BibRef

Etyngier, P.[Patrick], Keriven, R.[Renaud], Pons, J.P.[Jean-Philippe],
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SSVM07(895-906).
WWW Version. 0705 BibRef

Maurel, P.[Pierre], Keriven, R.[Renaud], Faugeras, O.D.[Olivier D.],
Reconciling Landmarks and Level Sets,
ICPR06(IV: 69-72).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Pons, J.P.[Jean-Philippe], Hermosillo, G.[Gerardo], Keriven, R.[Renaud], Faugeras, O.D.[Olivier D.],
How to deal with point correspondences and tangential velocities in the level set framework,
ICCV03(894-899).
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Charpiat, G.[Guillaume], Faugeras, O.D.[Olivier D.], Keriven, R.[Renaud],
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CVPR07(1-6).
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Riklin-Raviv, T.[Tammy], Kiryati, N.[Nahum], Sochen, N.A.[Nir A.],
Prior-based Segmentation and Shape Registration in the Presence of Perspective Distortion,
IJCV(72), No. 3, May 2007, pp. 309-328.
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Segmentation by Level Sets and Symmetry,
CVPR06(I: 1015-1022).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0606 BibRef
Earlier:
Prior-Based Segmentation by Projective Registration and Level Sets,
ICCV05(I: 204-211).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0510 BibRef

Riklin-Raviv, T.[Tammy], Sochen, N.A.[Nir A.], Kiryati, N.[Nahum],
Shape-Based Mutual Segmentation,
IJCV(79), No. 3, September 2008, pp. xx-yy.
WWW Version. 0806 BibRef
Earlier:
Mutual Segmentation with Level Sets,
PercOrg06(177).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0609 BibRef

Ballester, C.[Coloma], Caselles, V.[Vicent], Igual, L.[Laura], Garrido, L.[Luis],
Level Lines Selection with Variational Models for Segmentation and Encoding,
JMIV(27), No. 1, January 2007, pp. 5-27.
WWW Version. 0702 BibRef

Cremers, D.[Daniel], Rousson, M.[Mikael], Deriche, R.[Rachid],
A Review of Statistical Approaches to Level Set Segmentation: Integrating Color, Texture, Motion and Shape,
IJCV(72), No. 2, April 2007, pp. 195-215.
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PDF Version. 0702 BibRef

Chaudhury, K.N.[Kunal N.], Ramakrishnan, K.R.,
Stability and convergence of the level set method in computer vision,
PRL(28), No. 7, May 2007, pp. 884-893.
WWW Version. 0703Level-set method; Tracking; Curve evolution; Difference equation; Numerical stability; Courant-Friedrichs-Levy condition BibRef

El Munim, H.E.A.[Hossam E. Abd], Farag, A.A.[Aly A.],
Curve/Surface Representation and Evolution Using Vector Level Sets with Application to the Shape-Based Segmentation Problem,
PAMI(29), No. 6, June 2007, pp. 945-958.
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0704 BibRef
Earlier:
A Shape-Based Segmentation Approach: An Improved Technique Using Level Sets,
ICCV05(II: 930-935).
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Variational Level-Set Reconstruction of Accretionary Morphogenesis from Images,
ICIP06(221-224). 0610
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Image denoising through a level set approach,
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Rumpf, M., Strzodka, R.,
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de Rivaz, P., Kingsbury, N.,
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Harper, P., Reilly, R.,
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Yahia, H.M., Mazars, G., Berroir, J.P.[Jean-Paul],
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Debreuve, E., Barlaud, M.[Michel], Aubert, G.[Gilles], Darcourt, J.,
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Chapter on 2-D Region Segmentation Techniques, Snakes, Active Contours continues in
Snakes, Restricted Curves, Splines, etc. .