Three-Dimensional Skeletonization: Principle and Algorithm

Authors:
S. Lobregt;P. W. Verbeek;F. C. A. Groen
Affiliations:
Pattern Recognition Group, Department of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.;-;-
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
Year:
1980

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Abstract

An algorithm is proposed for skeletonization of 3-D images. The criterion to preserve connectivity is given in two versions: global and local. The latter allows local decisions in the erosion process. A table of the decisions for all possible configurations is given in this paper. The algorithm using this table can be directly implemented both on general purpose computers and on dedicated machinery.