A Fast and Efficient Thinning Algorithm for Binary Images

Skeletonization “also known as thinning” is an important step in the pre-processing phase in many of pattern recognition techniques. The output of Skeletonization process is the skeleton of the pattern in the images. Skeletonization is a crucial process for many applications such as OCR and writer i...

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Main Authors: Tarik Abu-Ain, Siti Norul Huda Sheikh Abdullah, Bilal Bataineh, Khairuddin Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ITB Journal Publisher 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of ICT Research and Applications
Online Access:http://journals.itb.ac.id/index.php/jictra/article/view/841