Efficient sequential and parallel algorithms for morphological image processing

This thesis deals with efficient algorithms for morphological image processing. Each chapter deals with some algorithm from the field of mathematical morphology. Reviews of existing algorithms, as well as new algorithms or improvements to existing algorithms are given. In most chapters, the focus is on the design and implementation of parallel algorithms. The interest for parallel algorithms is mainly driven by the growing demand of real-time 2D image processing applications, and algorithms for the interactive processing of 3D volume data sets. Parallel algorithms for the processing of 3D volume data sets are especially interesting in the field of medical imaging, where the processing of large MRI and CT-data sets has become daily practice. ... Zie: Chapter 7