title: Image processing via level set curvature flow.
abstract: We present a controlled image smoothing and enhancement method based on a curvature flow interpretation of the geometric heat equation. Compared to existing techniques, the model has several distinct advantages. (i) It contains just one enhancement parameter. (ii) The scheme naturally inherits a stopping criterion from the image; continued application of the scheme produces no further change. (iii) The method is one of the fastest possible schemes based on a curvature-controlled approach.
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malladi
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sethian
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*