Three dimensional curvilinear structure detection using optimally oriented flux

Max W.K. Law, Albert C.S. Chung

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Abstract

This paper proposes a novel curvilinear structure detector, called Optimally Oriented Flux (OOF). OOF finds an optimal axis on which image gradients are projected in order to compute the image gradient flux. The computation of OOF is localized at the boundaries of local spherical regions. It avoids considering closely located adjacent structures. The main advantage of OOF is its robustness against the disturbance induced by closely located adjacent objects. Moreover, the analytical formulation of OOF introduces no additional computation load as compared to the calculation of the Hessian matrix which is widely used for curvilinear structure detection. It is experimentally demonstrated that OOF delivers accurate and stable curvilinear structure detection responses under the interference of closely located adjacent structures as well as image noise.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer Vision - ECCV 2008 - 10th European Conference on Computer Vision, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages368-382
Number of pages15
EditionPART 4
ISBN (Print)3540886923, 9783540886921
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event10th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2008 - Marseille, France
Duration: 12 Oct 200818 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 4
Volume5305 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2008
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityMarseille
Period12/10/0818/10/08

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