title: Fast and accurate edge-based segmentation with no contour smoothing in 2-D real images.
abstract: In this paper we propose an edge-based segmentation algorithm built on a new type of active contour which is fast, has a low computational complexity and does not introduce unwanted smoothing on the retrieved contours. The contours are always returned as closed chains of points, resulting in a very useful base for subsequent shape representation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Dipt. di Matematica, Messina Univ., Italy. ianni@ingegneria.unime.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannizzotto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vita