title: Mean curvature evolution and surface area scaling in image filtering.
abstract: Representing the image as a surface, an inhomogeneous diffusion algorithm is developed, evolving the surface at a speed proportional to its mean curvature, reducing noise while preserving image structure. An adaptive scaling parameter increases the speed of the diffusion. The properties of a discrete algorithm are demonstrated experimentally.
authors.affiliation: Center for Image Process. and Integrated Comput., California Univ., Davis, CA.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: El-Fallah
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ford