Semi-Automatic Topology Independent Contour-Based 2 1/2 D Segmentation Using Live-Wire

Michael Knapp, Armin Kanitsar, Meister Eduard Gröller
Semi-Automatic Topology Independent Contour-Based 2 1/2 D Segmentation Using Live-Wire
Journal of WSCG, 12(2):229-236, February 2004.
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In general three-dimensional segmentation algorithms assume objects to have connected homogeneous regions. However in some cases objects are defined by a fuzzy boundary surface and consist of an inhomogeneous internal structure. In the following a new three-dimensional segmentation technique exploiting the contour detection capabilities of live-wire is proposed. The algorithm consists of two basic steps. First contours are outlined by the user on a small number of planar cross-sections through the object using live-wire. Second the traced contours are used for reconstructing the object surface automatically in each slice using live-wire again. This user-friendly segmentation algorithm is independent from object topology as the topology is implicitly defined during the reconstruction process.

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@article{knapp-2004-semi,
  title =      "Semi-Automatic Topology Independent Contour-Based 2 1/2 D
               Segmentation Using Live-Wire",
  author =     "Michael Knapp and Armin Kanitsar and Meister Eduard
               Gr{\"o}ller",
  year =       "2004",
  abstract =   "In general three-dimensional segmentation algorithms assume
               objects to have connected homogeneous regions. However in
               some cases objects are defined by a fuzzy boundary surface
               and consist of an inhomogeneous internal structure. In the
               following a new three-dimensional segmentation technique
               exploiting the contour detection capabilities of live-wire
               is proposed. The algorithm consists of two basic steps.
               First contours are outlined by the user on a small number of
               planar cross-sections through the object using live-wire.
               Second the traced contours are used for reconstructing the
               object surface automatically in each slice using live-wire
               again. This user-friendly segmentation algorithm is
               independent from object topology as the topology is
               implicitly defined during the reconstruction process.",
  pages =      "229--236",
  month =      feb,
  number =     "2",
  booktitle =  "Journal of WSCG, Vol. 12, Number 2",
  isbn =       "1213-6972",
  issn =       "1213-6972",
  journal =    "Journal of WSCG",
  volume =     "12",
  URL =        "http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2004/knapp-2004-semi/",
}