title: Implementation of parallel thinning algorithms using recurrent neural networks.
abstract: The use of recurrent neural networks for skeletonization and thinning of binary images is investigated. The networks are trained to learn a deletion rule and they iteratively delete object pixels until only the skeleton remains. Recurrent neural network architectures that implement a variety of thinning algorithms, such as the Rosenfeld-Kak algorithm and the Wang-Zhang (WZ) algorithm, are presented. A modified WZ algorithm which produces skeletons that are intuitively more pleasing is introduced.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electr. and Comput. Eng., Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishnapuram
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Chen