We propose an original approach to the watershed problem, based on topology. We introduce a “one-dimensional” topology for grayscale images, and more generally for weighted graphs. This topology allows us to precisely define a topological grayscale transformation that generalizes the action of a watershed transformation. Furthermore, we propose an efficient algorithm to compute this topological...

UNLABELLED Two paintings, O1 and O2, were split into their luminance (grayscale) components L1, L2 and their color components C1, C2. The two color components, C1, C2, were transparently superimposed. Adding the grayscale of the first painting (= C1 + C2 + L1) looked like the original O1, while adding the grayscale of the second painting (= C1 + C2 + L2) looked like the original O2. CONCLUSIO...

Commercialization of materials utilizing patterned carbon nanotube (CNT) forests, such as hierarchical composite structures, dry adhesives, and contact probe arrays, will require catalyst patterning techniques that do not rely on cleanroom photolithography. We demonstrate the large scale patterning of CNT growth catalyst via adaptation of a laser-based electrostatic printing process that uses m...

Red-green-blue (RGB) channels of RGB digital photographs were loaded with luminosity-adjusted R, G, and completely white grayscale images, respectively (RGwhtB method), or R, G, and R + G (RGB yellow) grayscale images, respectively (RGrgbyB method), to adjust the brightness of the entire area of multi-temporally acquired color digital photographs of a rice canopy. From the RGwhtB or RGrgbyB pse...

BACKGROUND There has been much recent interest in the quantification of visually evident heterogeneity within functional grayscale medical images, such as those obtained via magnetic resonance or positron emission tomography. In the case of images of cancerous tumors, variations in grayscale intensity imply variations in crucial tumor biology. Despite these considerable clinical implications, t...

The paper presents an innovative technique for colorization of grayscale images. Here the colors from some source color image are picked up and sprayed into the to be colored grayscale image. The color palette used in colorization technique discussed here is generated using the Linde Buzo and Gray (LBG) codebook. The technique is tested using various VQ codebook sizes like 32, 64, 128, 256 and ...

BACKGROUND The correlation of B-mode ultrasonographic morphology with histologic characteristics of atherosclerotic carotid plaques remains ill-defined. The classification of plaques with recently reported measures of plaque echogenicity and heterogeneity has been unsatisfactory. We used computer-assisted duplex ultrasound (DU) scan image analysis to determine echogenicity of specific tissues i...

We describe the design and operation of a multispectral confocal microendoscope. This fiber-based fluorescence imaging system consists of a slit-scan confocal microscope coupled to an imaging catheter that is designed to be minimally invasive and allow for cellular level imaging in vivo. The system can operate in two imaging modes. The grayscale mode of operation provides high resolution real-t...

Multifractal analyses of binary images of soil thin sections (STS) are widely used to characterize pore structure. However, no geometrical model is known to exist for a binary multifractal. Thus, the multifractality of binary images, and the accuracy of multifractal parameters estimated from them, need to be carefully evaluated. We captured 8-bit depth resolution digital grayscale images of thr...

The main goal of this paper is to compare performance of connected component labeling algorithms on grayscale digital mammograms. This study was carried out as a part of a research for improving efficiency and accuracy of diagnosing breast cancer using digital mammograms. Three connected component labeling algorithms developed by Jung-Me Park [8], Kenji Suzuki [16] and Kesheng Wu [9], were used...