A new approach to combining region growing and edge detection

Snakes: Active contour models

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Computing, Computer Science, Computational Geometry +10

Pattern classification and scene analysis

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Computing, Computer Science, Computer Vision +13

Using Canny's criteria to derive a recursively implemented optimal edge detector

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Computing, Computer Science, Algorithms +11

Segmentation through variable-order surface fitting

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Computing, Computer Science, Computer Vision +16

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Social Sciences, Geography, Human Development +8