In this work, we introduce a method named creeping contours for image segmentation into component parts for the purpose of extracting the boundary surfaces of these parts. Creeping contours are contours that expand following a speed function defined by the gradient and curvature at contour points, starting from an initial contour position defined either manually or automatically. Contours in the image creep simultaneously at different speeds, while labels are assigned to contour pixels by the defined creeping condition. We also demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method by segmenting 2D grayscale images and 3D volumetric computed tomography images of mechanical parts into multiple segments and generating the boundary surfaces of these parts.
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Creeping Contours: A Multilabel Image Segmentation Method for Extracting Boundary Surfaces of Parts in Volumetric Images
Haitham Shammaa,
Haitham Shammaa
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo
, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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Hiromasa Suzuki,
Hiromasa Suzuki
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo
, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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Yutaka Ohtake
Yutaka Ohtake
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo
, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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Haitham Shammaa
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo
, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
Hiromasa Suzuki
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo
, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
Yutaka Ohtake
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo
, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, JapanJ. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. Mar 2011, 11(1): 011007 (9 pages)
Published Online: March 31, 2011
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May 24, 2010
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September 16, 2010
Online:
March 31, 2011
Published:
March 31, 2011
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Shammaa, H., Suzuki, H., and Ohtake, Y. (March 31, 2011). "Creeping Contours: A Multilabel Image Segmentation Method for Extracting Boundary Surfaces of Parts in Volumetric Images." ASME. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. March 2011; 11(1): 011007. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3569830
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