Mean curvature evolution and surface area scaling in image filtering.

El-Fallah, A I; Ford, G E · IEEE Trans Image Process · 1997

basic_science · Level V

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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.