A new adaptive morphological algorithm for contour extraction on ultrasound image

Abstract

Absfracf -ThisPaper describes a rrew adoptive algoriilm .fir carrtour rxtractrorr enrployirig .frizzy .seis iheop tagether ~vith n1orpI7olo~ical image pn,ce.s,sirrg lech,iiyse.r. Advarrlagc of this ulgori//mr is thar i1.r parameter can he arljrrsted adaprise!i, to crtract the hest corrtoir The commr ertraciiorr is accomplished iri /WO s l a~~s . The .first stage employv .fiery set.s tI7eoy IO erharice image. 7he .sec<JnJ stage exlrocl.~ the inrage coiltotr adaptri'eli, arid eflizctive!ir enrployrrg morphological theory The 1,aIidip of the apprrxrch is denrorr.s/rated imirrg ii/tra.vorrrd inrage. Keywrird.s -(:rmtorrr Exlractlorr. Morpholo~: 1;i i :z. v .%Is, liltrasoruid Inrage.