title: Image structure representation and processing: a discussion of some segmentation methods in cytology.
abstract: Image processing methods (segmentation) are presented in connection with a modeling of image structure. An image is represented as a set of primitives, characterized by their type, abstraction level, and a list of attributes. Entities (regions for example) are then described as a subset of primitives obeying particular rules. Image segmentation methods are discussed, according to the associated image modeling level. Their potential efficacity is compared, when applied to cytologic image analysis.
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Reconnaissance des Formes et Microscopie Quantitative, Universite Scientifique et Medicale de Grenoble, 38402 Saint Martin D'Heres Cedex, France.
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authors.lastname: Garbay