Local Segmentation is the fundamental task for image processing. Consider to the problem of low segmentation precision and contour control instability for image local segmentation, a local segmentation theory is researched that based on SSCACM (spectral clustering with spatial coherence property jointing active contour model). First, by applying spatial coherence property constraint of image pi...

Terrain relief is an important feature of geographic environment and a major element of topographic maps. Contour lines are widely adopted as representation of terrain relief in traditional maps. In general, contour maps are still indispensable due to the following reasons: 1) Abundant terrain data are still represented by contour maps; 2) Contour maps contain fewer limits for use in different ...

This study determined how contour interaction (the degradation of visual acuity by the presence of nearby contours) is affected by the incessant retinal image motion that occurs in observers with congenital nystagmus (CN). Visual acuity was measured for single, high-contrast, black Landolt Cs, presented without and with flanking bars (contour-to-C separation = 1, 2, 5, or 10 multiples of the ga...

We describe an active contour based on the elliptical Fourier series, and its application to matrix-array ultrasound. Matrix-array, or Real Time 3D (RT3D), ultrasound is a relatively new medical imaging modality that scans a 3D-volume electronically without physically moving the transducer, allowing for real-time continuous 3D imaging of the heart. With the goal of automatically tracking the he...

the aim of this investigation was to prepare, characterize and optimize the aceclofenac proniosomes using central composite design and carry out stability studies. three independent variables selected were molar ratio of drug to lipid (x1), surfactant loading (x2) and volume of hydration (x3). based on central composite design, 16 batches of proniosomes were prepared by slurry method and evalua...

It is known that adaptation to a disk that flickers between black and white at 3-8 Hz on a gray surround renders invisible a congruent gray test disk viewed afterwards. This is contrast adaptation. We now report that adapting simply to the flickering circular outline of the disk can have the same effect. We call this "contour adaptation." This adaptation does not transfer interocularly, and app...

An approach to symbolic contour extraction will be described that consists of three stages: enhancement, detection, and extraction of contours and corners. Contours and corners are enhanced by models of monkey cortical complex and endstopped cells. Detection of corners and local contour maxima is performed by selection of local maxima in both contour and corner enhanced images. These maxima for...

Introduction: The utility and discriminatory pattern of the clock face drawing test in ADHD is unclear. This study therefore compared Clock Face Drawing test performance in children with ADHD and controls. Methods: 95 school children with ADHD and 191 other children were matched for gender ratio and age. ADHD symptoms severities were assessed using DSM-IV ADHD checklist and their intellectua...

Contour crossings are a form of numerical error common to contour dynamical and contour-advective simulations of geophysical fluid flows. This thesis is devoted to the study of contour crossings that occur in simulations of fluid motion performed by the Contour-Advective Semi-Lagrangian (CASL) algorithm. Components of the CASL algorithm relevant to the study of contour crossings are discussed. ...

This paper presents an active contour tracking algorithm based on the particle filter for a non-rigid object in cluttered scenes. We decompose the non-rigid contour tracking problem into three parts as transition estimation, deformation detection, and shape regulation. We use an affine transform dynamic model and employ the particle filter to estimate the parameters. We generate a probabilistic...