Morphological Image Analysis: Principles and Applications

Following the success of the first edition, recent developments in the field of morphological image analysis called for an extended second edition. The text has been fully revised with the goal of improving its clarity while introducing new concepts of interest to real image analysis applications. One chapter devoted to texture analysis has been added. Main extensions include: discussion about multichannel images and their morphological processing, ordering relations on image partitions, connected operators and levellings, homotopy for greytone images, translation-invariant implementations of erosions and dilations by line segments, reinforced emphasis on rank-based morphological operators, grey tone hit-or-miss, ordered independent homotopic thinnings and anchored skeletons, self-dual geodesic transformation and reconstruction, area based self-dual filters, anti-centre, watershed-based texture segmentation, texture models, and new scientific and industrial applications.

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nice book in image morphology
Quite often the software developer needs to use the morphological approach in image analysis. I was looking for a book in this field which includes not only one paragraph but rather a decent background along with applications and in my opinion, I would say this one is the best. I would strongly recommend this book not only for developers but also for all those working in the field of image analysis.

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wordy and rambling, not the book I need
Part of what makes this text so difficult to understand is the author's inability to use consistent terms while trying to explain material. If you try to implement the pseudo-code in Matlab, you will find a lot of problems. Very dissapointed with the book.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same!
This book is written in an older formal style without being overly rigorous. Why is it that the best books, the ones that make you think, are so thin compared to the standard fare?

This book offers the most comprehensive treatment of morphology that I have been able to find. It concentrates on mophology and not on image processing. The other books I have looked at treat mophology in one or two chapters as compared to this book which is devoted to the subject.

Beware, this is not a cookbook. It is not for those looking for a quick fix or a bag of tricks. The math, although written in a formal style, does not require an advanced degree. Anyone with a solid foundation in set theory, geometry and algebra will find the book very readable--a little bit of analysis helps. It will take time to absorb all the material.

In addition to the theory, the book does an excellent job of relating the material to practical applications, as the title claims. However, it is up to the reader to see how various transformations might be combined into larger algorithms.

I am very pleased that I spent the money for this book. It is well worth it. I plan to spend a great deal of time with it.

I found numerous web sites that provided information. Just search for `Morphological Image Analysis` and you will be surprised at what you find.

User review
The more things change, the more they stay the same!
This book is written in an older formal style without being overly rigorous. Why is it that the best books, the ones that make you think, are so thin compared to the standard fare?

This book offers the most comprehensive treatment of morphology that I have been able to find. It concentrates on mophology and not on image processing. The other books I have looked at treat mophology in one or two chapters as compared to this book which is devoted to the subject.

Beware, this is not a cookbook. It is not for those looking for a quick fix or a bag of tricks. The math, although written in a formal style, does not require an advanced degree. Anyone with a solid foundation in set theory, geometry and algebra will find the book very readable--a little bit of analysis helps. It will take time to absorb all the material.

In addition to the theory, the book does an excellent job of relating the material to practical applications, as the title claims. However, it is up to the reader to see how various transformations might be combined into larger algorithms.

I am very pleased that I spent the money for this book. It is well worth it. I plan to spend a great deal of time with it.

I found numerous web sites that provided information. Just search for `Morphological Image Analysis` and you will be surprised at what you find.

User review
The more things change, the more they stay the same!
This book is written in an older formal style without being overly rigorous. Why is it that the best books, the ones that make you think, are so thin compared to the standard fare?

This book offers the most comprehensive treatment of morphology that I have been able to find. It concentrates on mophology and not on image processing. The other books I have looked at treat mophology in one or two chapters as compared to this book which is devoted to the subject.

Beware, this is not a cookbook. It is not for those looking for a quick fix or a bag of tricks. The math, although written in a formal style, does not require an advanced degree. Anyone with a solid foundation in set theory, geometry and algebra will find the book very readable--a little bit of analysis helps. But it will take time to absorb everything.

In addition to the theory, the book does an excellent job of relating the material to practical applications, as the title claims. However, it is up to the reader to see how various transformations might be combined into larger algorithms.

I am very pleased that I spent the money for this book. It is well worth it. I plan to spend a great deal time with it.

I found numerous web sites that provided information. Just search for `Morphological Image Analysis` and you will be surprised at what you find.