Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 1995 Jul 18;92(15):7046-50.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.15.7046.

Image processing via level set curvature flow

R Malladi  1 , J A Sethian
Affiliations
Comparative Study

Image processing via level set curvature flow

R Malladi et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1980 Feb 29;207(1167):187-217 - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources