First Results for 3D Image Segmentation with Topological Map

Alexandre Dupas (1) , Guillaume Damiand (2)

1 SIC
2 LaBRI - Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique

This paper presents the first segmentation operation defined within the 3D topological map framework. Firstly we show how a traditional segmentation algorithm, found in the literature, can be transposed on a 3D image represented by a topological map. We show the consistency of the results despite of the modifications made to the segmentation algorithm and we study the complexity of the operation. Lastly, we present some experimental results made on 3D medical images. These results show the process duration of this method and validate the interest to use 3D topological map in the context of image processing.

Mots clés: Topological model; 3D Image segmentation; Intervoxel boundaries; Combinatorial maps

Domaines: Algorithme et structure de données [cs.DS]; Traitement des images [eess.IV]

Alexandre Dupas, Guillaume Damiand. First Results for 3D Image Segmentation with Topological Map. Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery, Apr 2008, Lyon, France. pp.507-518, ⟨10.1007/978-3-540-79126-3_45⟩. ⟨hal-00305485⟩