Title
A new run-based algorithm for Euler number computing
Abstract
The Euler number of a binary image is an important topological feature for many image processing, image analysis, pattern recognition, and computer vision applications. This paper proposes a new run-based Euler number computation algorithm. The conventional run-based algorithm processes rows of the given image one-by-one from top to bottom in a single phase. For each row, it finds the runs in the row and records the start and end locations of each run to compute neighbor runs. In contrast, our algorithm calculates the Euler number of an image in two phases. In the first phase, we process odd rows alternately to find runs and only record its end location. In the second phase, we process each of the remaining even rows to find runs and calculate neighboring runs between the current row and the rows immediately above and below using the recorded run data. Using this method, the number of accesses required to compute the Euler number decreases in almost all cases. Analysis of the time complexity and experimental results demonstrate that our algorithm outperforms conventional Euler number computation algorithms.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1007/s10044-015-0464-4
Pattern Anal. Appl.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Euler number, Topological feature, Pattern recognition, Image processing
Row,Euler number,Binary image,Single phase,Algorithm,Image processing,Time complexity,Mathematics,Computation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
20
1
1433-755X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
11
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bin Yao1314.84
Lifeng He244140.97
shiying kang311.39
Xiao Zhao4477.99
Yuyan Chao531524.07