7.3.6 Thinning Algorithms

Levialdi, S.,
On Shrinking Binary Pictures,
CACM(15), No. 1, January 1972, pp. 7-10. BibRef 7201

Davies, E.R., Plummer, A.P.N.,
Thinning Algorithms: A Critique and a New Methodology,
PR(14), No. 1-6, 1981, pp. 53-63.
WWW Version. BibRef 8100

Lam, L., Lee, S.W., and Suen, C.Y.,
Thinning Methodologies: A Comprehensive Survey,
PAMI(14), No. 9, September 1992, pp. 869-885.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Survey, Thinning. Thinning Techniques. Thinning, skeletons, parallel and sequential techniques. BibRef 9209

Lam, L., Suen, C.Y.,
An Evaluation of Parallel Thinning Algorithms for Character-Recognition,
PAMI(17), No. 9, September 1995, pp. 914-919.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9509
Earlier:
Evaluation of Thinning Algorithms from an OCR Viewpoint,
ICDAR93(287-290). BibRef

Deutsch, E.S.,
Thinning Algorithms on Rectangular, Hexagonal, and Triangular Arrays,
CACM(15), No. 9, September 1972, pp. 827-837. BibRef 7209
And:
Comments on a Line Thinning Scheme,
CACM(12), No. 11, November 1969, pp. 412. BibRef

Fraser, J.G.,
Further Comments on a Line Thinning Scheme,
CACM(13), No. 5, May 1970, pp. 221-222. BibRef 7005

Rosenfeld, A.,
A Characterization of Parallel Thinning Algorithms,
InfoControl(29), November 1975, pp. 286-291. BibRef 7511

Rosenfeld, A., and Davis, L.S.,
A Note on Thinning,
SMC(6), No. 3, March 1976, pp. 226-228. See also Region Extraction by Averaging and Thresholding. BibRef 7603

O'Callaghan, J.F., Loveday, J.,
Quantitative measurement of soil cracking patterns,
PR(5), No. 2, June 1973, pp. 83-84.
WWW Version. 0309 BibRef

Dyer, C.R., and Rosenfeld, A.,
Thinning Algorithms for Gray-Scale Pictures,
PAMI(1), No. 1, January 1979, pp. 88-90. See also Connectivity in Digital Pictures. BibRef 7901

Martinez Perez, M.P., Jimenez, J., and Navalon, J.L.,
A Thinning Algorithm Based on Contours,
CVGIP(39), No. 2, August 1987, pp. 186-201.
WWW Version. The skeleton is generated using the contour globally. BibRef 8708

Pavlidis, T.,
An Asynchronous Thinning Algorithm,
CGIP(20), No. 2, October 1982, pp. 133-157.
WWW Version. Parallel algorithm (iterative) to generate skeletons. Two kinds, one for reconstruction and the other for appearance. Looks good. BibRef 8210

Pavlidis, T.,
A Thinning Algorithm for Discrete Binary Images,
CGIP(13), No. 2, June 1980, pp. 142-157.
WWW Version. BibRef 8006

Pavlidis, T.,
A Flexible Parallel Thinning Algorithm,
PRIP81(162-167). BibRef 8100

Ogawa, H., Taniguchi, K.,
Thinning and Stroke Segmentation for Handwritten Chinese Character Recognition,
PR(15), No. 4, 1982, pp. 299-308.
WWW Version. I had another reference, but it had an inconsistent volume number. BibRef 8200

Wakayama, T.,
A Core-Line Tracing Algorithm Based on Maximal Square Moving,
PAMI(4), No. 1, January 1982, pp. 68-74. BibRef 8201

Favre, A., Keller, H.,
Parallel Syntactic Thinning by Recoding of Binary Pictures,
CVGIP(23), No. 1, July 1983, pp. 99-112.
WWW Version. BibRef 8307

Stentiford, F.W.M., Mortimer, R.G.,
Some New Heuristics for Thinning Binary Handprinted Characters for OCR,
SMC(13), 1983, pp. 81-84. BibRef 8300

Naccache, N.J., and Shinghal, R.,
SPTA: A Proposed Algorithm for Thinning Binary Patterns,
SMC(14), 1984, pp. 409-418. BibRef 8400

Govindan, V.K., Shivaprasad, A.P.,
A Pattern Adaptive Thinning Algorithm,
PR(20), No. 6, 1987, pp. 623-637.
WWW Version. BibRef 8700

O'Gorman, L.,
K x K Thinning,
CVGIP(51), No. 2, August 1990, pp. 195-215.
WWW Version. Generalized the 3X3 thinning algorithms to remove larger layers from the region. BibRef 9008

Denker, J.S.[John S.], Graf, H.P.[Hans P.], Henderson, D.[Donnie], Howard, R.E.[Richard E.], Hubbard, W.E.[Wayne E.], Jackel, L.D.[Lawrence D.], O'Gorman, L.[Lawrence],
Image skeletonization method,
US_Patent5,224,179, 06/29/1993.
HTML Version. Generally applied ot OCR. BibRef 9306

Jang, B.K., and Chin, R.T.,
Analysis of Thinning Algorithms Using Mathematical Morphology,
PAMI(12), No. 6, June 1990, pp. 541-551.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9006
And:
One-Pass Parallel Thinning: Analysis, Properties, and Quantitative Evaluation,
PAMI(14), No. 11, November 1992, pp. 1129-1140.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Thinning with morphology. It is almost the MAT. BibRef

Baruch, O.,
Line Thinning by Line Following,
PRL(8), No. 4, 1988, pp. 271-276. BibRef 8800

Pal, S., Bhattacharya, P.,
Analysis Of Template Matching Thinning Algorithms,
PR(25), No. 5, May 1992, pp. 497-505.
WWW Version. BibRef 9205

Yu, S.S., Tsai, W.H.,
A New Thinning Algorithm for Gray Scale Images by the Relaxation Technique,
PR(23), No. 10, 1990, pp. 1067-1076.
WWW Version. BibRef 9000

Kwok, P.C.K.,
A New Contour Generation Thinning Algorithm,
VF91(345-353). BibRef 9100
And:
A Thinning Algorithm by Contour Generation,
CACM(31), No. 11, November 1988, pp. 1314-1324. BibRef

Kwok, P.C.K.,
Non-recursive thinning algorithms using chain codes,
ICPR92(III:369-372).
WWW Version. 9208 BibRef

Kwok, P.C.K.,
Thinning in a distributed environment,
ICPR90(I: 694-699).
WWW Version. 9006 BibRef

Xu, W., and Wang, C.,
CGT: A Fast Thinning Algorithm Implemented on a Sequential Computer,
SMC(17), No. 5, 1987, pp. 847-851. BibRef 8700

Suzuki, S., Abe, K.,
Binary Picture Thinning by an Iterative Parallel Two-Subcycle Operation,
PR(20), No. 3, 1987, pp. 297-307.
WWW Version. BibRef 8700

Wang, P.S.P., and Zhang, Y.Y.,
A Fast and Flexible Thinning Algorithm,
TC(38), No. 5, May 1989, pp. 741-745. BibRef 8905

Zhang, Y.Y., Wang, P.S.P.,
A Maximum Algorithm for Thinning Digital Patterns,
ICPR88(II: 942-944).
WWW Version.
IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 8800

Chen, Y.S., and Hsu, W.H.,
A Comparison of Some One-Pass Parallel Thinnings,
PRL(11), 1990, pp. 35-41. See also Parallel Thinning Algorithm for Binary Digital Patterns. for Parallel algorithms. BibRef 9000

Abe, K., Mizutani, F., Wang, C.,
Thinning of Gray-Scale Images with Combined Sequential and Parallel Conditions for Pixel Removal,
SMC(24), 1994, pp. 294-299. BibRef 9400
Earlier: VF91(1-10). A gray scale version of See also Linear Skeletons from Square Cupboards. that corrects mistakes in See also Ridge-Seeking Method for Obtaining the Skeleton of Digital Images, The. BibRef

Wang, C., Abe, K.,
A method for gray-scale image thinning: the case without region specification for thinning,
ICPR92(III:404-407).
WWW Version. 9208 BibRef

Boult, T.E.,
Dynamic Digital Distance Maps in Two Dimensions,
RA(6), 1990, pp. 590-597. BibRef 9000

Hayat, L., Naqvi, A.A., Sandler, M.B.,
Comparative Evaluation of Fast Thinning Algorithms on a Multiprocessor Architecture,
IVC(10), No. 4, May 1992, pp. 210-218.
WWW Version. BibRef 9205

Ye, Q.Z., and Danielsson, P.E.,
Inspection of Printed Circuit Boards by Connectivity Preserving Smoothing,
PAMI(10), No. 5, September 1988, pp. 737-742.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Smoothing/thinning but retain connectivity. BibRef 8809

Li, B., Suen, C.Y.,
A Knowledge-Based Thinning Algorithm,
PR(24), No. 12, 1991, pp. 1211-1221.
WWW Version. BibRef 9100

Suen, C.Y., Wang, P.S.P., (Eds.)
Special Issue on Thinning Methodologies for Pattern Recognition,
PRAI(7), No. 5, October 1993, pp. 965-1308. BibRef 9310

Dimauro, G., Impedovo, S., Pirlo, G.,
A New Thinning Algorithm Based on Controlled Deletion of Edge Regions,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 969-986. BibRef 9300

Arumugam, A., Radhakrishnan, T., Suen, C.Y., Wang, P.S.P.,
A Thinning Algorithm Based on the Force Between Charged Particles,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 987-1008. BibRef 9300

Suzuki, S., Veda, N., Sklansky, J.,
Graph-Based Thinning for Binary Images,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1009-1030. BibRef 9300

Shapiro, B., Pisa, J., Sklansky, J.,
Skeletons from Sequential Boundary Data,
PRIP79(265-270). BibRef 7900

Hu, G., Li, Z.N.,
An X-Crossing Preserving Skeletonization Algorithm,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1031-1053. BibRef 9300

Suzuki, T., Mori, S.,
Structural Description of Line Images by the Cross Section Sequence Graph,
PRAI(7), No. 5, 1993, pp. 1055-1076. BibRef 9300
Earlier:
A Thinning Method Based on Cell Structure,
FHP90(39-52). BibRef

Arcelli, C.,
Pattern Thinning by Contour Tracing,
CGIP(17), No. 2, October 1981, pp. 130-144.
WWW Version. BibRef 8110

Arcelli, C., Sanniti di Baja, G.,
A Thinning Algorithm Based on Prominence Detection,
PR(13), No. 3, 1981, pp. 225-235.
WWW Version. BibRef 8100

Arcelli, C., Sanniti di Baja, G., Kwok, P.C.K.,
Parallel Pattern Compression by Octagonal Propagation,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1077-1102. BibRef 9300

Bel-Lan, A., Montoto, L.,
A Thinning Transform for Digital Images,
SP(3), 1981, pp. 37-47. BibRef 8100

Ubeda, S.,
A Parallel Thinning Algorithm Using the Bounding Boxes Techniques,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1103-1114. BibRef 9300

Eckhardt, U., Maderlechner, G.,
Invariant Thinning,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1115-1144. BibRef 9300
Earlier:
Thinning binary pictures by a labeling procedure,
ICPR92(III:582-585).
WWW Version. 9208 BibRef
Earlier:
The Structure of Irreducible Digital Sets Obtained by Thinning Algorithms,
ICPR88(II: 727-729).
WWW Version. 8811 BibRef

Jang, B.K., Chin, R.T.,
Reconstructable Parallel Thinning,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1145-1181. BibRef 9300

Poty, V., Ubeda, S.,
A Parallel Thinning Algorithm Using KxK Masks,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1183-1202. BibRef 9300

Lee, S.W., Lam, L., Suen, C.Y.,
A Systematic Evaluation of Skeletonization Algorithms,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1203-1225. BibRef 9300
Earlier:
Performance Evaluation of Skeletonization Algorithms for Document Analysis Processing,
ICDAR91(260-271). BibRef

Lam, L., Lee, S.W., Suen, C.Y.,
Thinning Methodologies, a Comprehensive Study,
ICDAR92(xx). BibRef 9200

Zhang, Y.Y., Wang, P.S.P.,
Analytical Comparison of Thinning Algorithms,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1227-1246. BibRef 9300
Earlier:
Analysis of Thinning Algorithms,
ICPR92(III:763-766).
WWW Version. BibRef

Plamondon, R., Suen, C.Y., Bourdeau, M., Barriere, C.,
Methodologies for Evaluating Thinning Algorithms for Character Recognition,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1247-1270. BibRef 9300

Lam, L., Suen, C.Y.,
Automatic Comparison of Skeletons by Shape Matching Methods,
PRAI(7), 1993, pp. 1271-1286. BibRef 9300

Zhang, Y.Y., Wang, P.S.P.,
A New Parallel Thinning Methodology,
PRAI(8), 1994, pp. 999-1011. BibRef 9400

Ahmed, P.,
A Neural-Network-Based Dedicated Thinning Method,
PRL(16), No. 6, June 1995, pp. 585-590. BibRef 9506

Choy, S.S.O., Choy, C.S.T., Siu, W.C.,
New Single-Pass Algorithm for Parallel Thinning,
CVIU(62), No. 1, July 1995, pp. 69-77.
WWW Version. BibRef 9507

Zhu, Y., Seneviratne, L.D., Earles, S.W.E.,
New Line-Based Thinning Algorithm,
VISP(142), No. 6, December 1995, pp. 351-358. BibRef 9512

Ubeda, S.,
Pyramidal Thinning Algorithm for SIMD Parallel Machines,
PR(28), No. 12, December 1995, pp. 1993-2000.
WWW Version. BibRef 9512

Zhou, R.W., Quek, C., Ng, G.S.,
A Novel Single-Pass Thinning Algorithm and an Effective Set of Performance Criteria,
PRL(16), No. 12, December 1995, pp. 1267-1275. BibRef 9512

Brown, J., Hoger, A.,
A Morphological Point Thinning Algorithm,
PRL(17), No. 2, February 8 1996, pp. 197-207. BibRef 9602

Chen, Y.S., Yu, Y.T.,
Thinning Approach for Noisy Digital Patterns,
PR(29), No. 11, November 1996, pp. 1847-1862.
WWW Version. 9612 BibRef

Carrasco, R.C., and Forcada, M.L.,
A Note on the Nagendraprasad-Wang-Gupta Thinning Algorithm,
PRL(16), 1995, pp. 539-541. See also improved algorithm for thinning binary digital patterns, An. BibRef 9500

Bertrand, G.,
A Parallel Thinning Algorithm for Medial Surfaces,
PRL(16), 1995, pp. 979-986. BibRef 9500

Saha, P.K., Chanda, B., Dutta Majumder, D.,
A Single Scan Boundary Removal Thinning Algorithm for 2-D Binary Object,
PRL(14), 1993, pp. 173-179. BibRef 9300

Li, X., Basu, A.,
Variable-Resolution Character Thinning,
PRL(12), 1991, pp. 241-248. BibRef 9100

Kundu, M.K., Chaudhuri, B.B., Dutta Majumder, D.,
A Parallel Greytone Thinning Algorithm,
PRL(12), 1991, pp. 491-496. BibRef 9100

Kumar, P., Bhatnagar, D., Unapathi Rao, P.S.,
Pseudo One Pass Thinning Algorithm,
PRL(12), 1991, pp. 543-555. BibRef 9100

Hoeks, W.L.M.,
The Dynamic Behaviour of Parallel Thinning Algorithms,
Phillips J. Res.(47), 1993, pp. 387-423. BibRef 9300

Altuwaijri, M.M., Bayoumi, M.A.,
A Thinning Algorithm for Arabic Characters Using Art2 Neural-Network,
CirSysSignal(45), No. 2, February 1998, pp. 260-264. 9803 BibRef

Boyd, J.E.[Jeffrey E.], Meloche, J.[Jean],
Binary Restoration of Thin Objects in Multidimensional Imagery,
PAMI(20), No. 6, June 1998, pp. 647-651.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9807 BibRef
And: TR-175, Dept. of Statistics, Univ. British Columbia, 1998. Not really thinning, but the opposite. Applied to noisy tomographic images (e.g. explosives detection). BibRef

Chang, F.[Fu], Lu, Y.C.[Ya-Ching], Pavlidis, T.[Theo],
Feature Analysis Using Line Sweep Thinning Algorithm,
PAMI(21), No. 2, February 1999, pp. 145-158.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9902
Earlier:
Line Sweep Thinning Algorithm For Feature Analysis,
ICDAR97(Mo-3B) 9708Generate skeletons, from thinning, and intersections sets -- sub-regions. BibRef

Lee, C.L., Wang, P.S.P.,
A Simple and Robust Thinning Algorithm,
PRAI(13), No. 3, May 1999, pp. 357. BibRef 9905
Earlier:
A New Thinning Algorithm,
ICPR94(A:546-548).
WWW Version. BibRef

Lam, L., Suen, C.Y.,
A dynamic shape preserving thinning algorithms,
SP(22), No. 2, 1991, pp. 199-208. BibRef 9100

Petrosino, A., Salvi, G.,
A Two-Subcycle Thinning Algorithm and Its Parallel Implementation on SIMD Machines,
IP(9), No. 2, February 2000, pp. 277-283.
WWW Version. 0003 BibRef

Bhattacharya, P., and Lu, X.,
A Width-Independent Sequential Thinning Algorithm for Binary Images,
PRAI(11), No. 3, 1997, pp. 393-403. BibRef 9700

Staunton, R.C.,
An Analysis of Hexagonal Thinning Algorithms and Skeletal Shape Representation,
PR(29), No. 7, July 1996, pp. 1131-1146.
WWW Version. See also Design Of Hexagonal Sampling Structures for Image Digitization and Their Use with Local Operators, The. 9607 BibRef

Staunton, R.C.,
One-pass parallel hexagonal thinning algorithm,
VISP(148), No. 1 , February 2001, pp. 45-53. 0105 BibRef

Moon, B.S.[Byung Soo],
A representation of digitized patterns and an edge tracking thinning method,
PR(34), No. 11, November 2001, pp. 2155-2161.
WWW Version. 0108 BibRef

Ranwez, V.[Vincent], Soille, P.[Pierre],
Order independent homotopic thinning for binary and grey tone anchored skeletons,
PRL(23), No. 6, April 2002, pp. 687-702.
HTML Version. 0202 BibRef

Iwanowski, M.[Marcin], Soille, P.[Pierre],
A Queue Based Algorithm for Order Independent Anchored Skeletonisation,
CAIP05(530).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Ahmed, M.[Maher], Ward, R.[Rabab],
A Rotation Invariant Rule-Based Thinning Algorithm for Character Recognition,
PAMI(24), No. 12, December 2002, pp. 1672-1678.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0212Thin symbol to central line and maintain shape. 20 rules applied simultaneously. BibRef

Liu, Z.Y.[Zhi-Yong], Chiu, K.C.[Kai-Chun], Xu, L.[Lei],
Strip line detection and thinning by RPCL-based local PCA,
PRL(24), No. 14, October 2003, pp. 2335-2344.
WWW Version. 0307 BibRef

Marchadier, J.[Jocelyn], Arquès, D.[Didier], Michelin, S.[Sylvain],
Thinning grayscale well-composed images,
PRL(25), No. 5, 5 April 2004, pp. 581-590.
WWW Version. 0403 BibRef

Gu, X.D.[Xiao-Dong], Yu, D.H.[Dao-Heng], Zhang, L.M.[Li-Ming],
Image thinning using pulse coupled neural network,
PRL(25), No. 9, 2 July 2004, pp. 1075-1084.
WWW Version. 0407 BibRef

Niethammer, M., Kalies, W.D., Mischaikow, K., Tannenbaum, A.,
On the Detection of Simple Points in Higher Dimensions Using Cubical Homology,
IP(15), No. 8, August 2006, pp. 2462-2469.
WWW Version. 0606For thinning and topology computations. BibRef

Bertrand, G.[Gilles], Couprie, M.[Michel],
Two-Dimensional Parallel Thinning Algorithms Based on Critical Kernels,
JMIV(31), No. 1, May 2008, pp. xx-yy.
WWW Version. 0711 BibRef
Earlier:
New 2D Parallel Thinning Algorithms Based on Critical Kernels,
IWCIA06(45-59).
WWW Version. 0606 BibRef

Couprie, M.[Michel], Bertrand, G.[Gilles],
New Characterizations of Simple Points, Minimal Non-simple Sets and P-Simple Points in 2D, 3D and 4D Discrete Spaces,
DGCI08(xx-yy).
WWW Version. 0804 BibRef

Lagerstrom, R.[Ryan], Sun, C.M.[Chang-Ming], Vallotton, P.[Pascal],
Boundary extraction of linear features using dual paths through gradient profiles,
PRL(29), No. 12, 1 September 2008, pp. 1753-1757.
WWW Version. 0804 BibRef
Earlier: A2, A3, Only:
Fast Linear Feature Detection Using Multiple Directional Non-Maximum Suppression,
ICPR06(II: 288-291).
WWW Version. 0609Linear features; Boundary extraction; Multiple shortest paths BibRef

Lesage, D.[David], Darbon, J.[Jérôme], Akgül, C.B.[Ceyhun Burak],
An Efficient Algorithm for Connected Attribute Thinnings and Thickenings,
ISVC06(II: 393-404).
WWW Version. 0611 BibRef

Nedzved, A., Ablameyko, S.V., Uchida, S.,
Gray-scale thinning by using a pseudo-distance map,
ICPR06(II: 239-242).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Neubeck, A.[Alexander], Van Gool, L.J.[Luc J.],
Efficient Non-Maximum Suppression,
ICPR06(III: 850-855).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Kim, K.M.[Kyoung Min], Lee, B.[Buhm], Choi, N.S.[Nam Sup], Kang, G.H.[Gwan Hee], Park, J.J.[Joong Jo], Suen, C.Y.[Ching Y.],
Gray-Scale Thinning Algorithm Using Local Min/Max Operations,
DAS06(62-70).
WWW Version. 0602 BibRef

Antonelli, M., Dellepiane, S.G., Vernazza, G., Novelli, L.,
A connectivity solution for extraction of thin objects,
ICIP04(II: 949-952).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Rami-Shojaei, S., Vachier, C.,
H-thinning for gray-scale images,
ICIP04(I: 287-290).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Ji, X.H.[Xin-Hua], Feng, J.[Jufu],
A new approach to thinning based on time-reversed heat conduction model,
ICIP04(I: 653-656).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Huang, L.[Lei], Wan, G.[Genxun], Liu, C.P.[Chang-Ping],
An improved parallel thinning algorithm,
ICDAR03(780-783).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0311 BibRef

Nedzved, A., Ilyich, Y., Ablameyko, S.V., Kamata, S.,
Color Thinning with Applications to Biomedical Images,
CAIP01(256 ff.).
HTML Version. 0210 BibRef

Lau, K.K., Yuen, P.C., Tang, Y.Y.,
EDT Based Tracing Maximum Thinning Algorithm on Grey Scale Images,
ICPR00(Vol II: 863-866).
WWW Version. 0009 BibRef

Han, N.H., Rhee, P.K.,
An Efficient Fully Parallel Thinning Algorithm,
ICDAR97(Mo-3B) 9708 BibRef

Chudý, L.[Lucius], Chudý, V.[Vladimír],
Neural-like thinning processing,
CAIP97(543-550).
WWW Version. 9709 BibRef

Cordella, L.P., Marcelli, A.,
An Alternative Approach to the Performance Evaluation of Thinning Algorithms for Document Processing Applications,
GRMA951996, pp. 13-22. BibRef 9600

Chen, Y., Yu, Y.,
Thinning Noisy Binary Patterns Using Human Visual Symmetry,
ICPR96(II: 146-150).
WWW Version. 9608(Yuan-Ze Inst. of Technology, ROC) BibRef

Shioyama, T.[Tadayoshi], Okumura, A.[Akira], Aoki, Y.[Yoshikazu],
Genetic algorithm for thinning gray-scale images of characters,
CIAP95(563-568).
WWW Version. 9509 BibRef

Morris, D.S., Choo, M.,
Thinning by Thickening: Using Gaussian Filtering to Perform Feature Preserving Thinning,
ICPR94(A:532-535).
WWW Version. BibRef 9400

d'Acierno, A., de Stefano, C., Tortorella, F., Vento, M.,
Can a Sequential Thinning Algorithm Be Parallelized?,
ICPR94(C:360-362).
WWW Version. BibRef 9400

Hoeks, W.L.M.,
Performance for Thinning Algorithms with Respect to Boundary Noise,
ICIPA92(250-253). BibRef 9200

Nagendraprasad, M.V., Wang, P.S.P., Gupta, A.,
An improved algorithm for thinning binary digital patterns,
ICPR92(III:386-389).
WWW Version. 9208 BibRef

Verwer, B.J.H.,
Improved Metrics in Image Processing Applied to the Hilditch Skeleton,
ICPR88(I: 137-142).
WWW Version.
IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 8800

Ye, Q.Z.,
The Signed Euclidean Distance Transform And Its Applications,
ICPR88(I: 495-499).
WWW Version.
IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 8800

Xia, Y.,
A New Thinning Algorithm for Binary Images,
ICPR86(995-997). BibRef 8600

Xia, Y.,
Minimizing the Computing Complexity of Iterative Sequential Thinning Algorithm,
ICPR88(II: 721-723).
WWW Version.
IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 8800

Suzuki, S., Abe, K.,
Sequential Thinning of Binary Pictures Using Distance Transformation,
ICPR86(289-292). BibRef 8600

Tamura, H.,
A Comparison of Line Thinning Algorithms from Digital Geometry Viewpoint,
ICPR78(715-719). BibRef 7800

Chapter on 2-D Feature Analysis, Extraction and Representations, Shape, Skeletons, Texture continues in
Thinning Algorithms in Three Dimensions .