Applications of reaction-diffusion equations to image processing

Reaction-Diffusion (RD) equations were first proposed in 1952 by Alan Turing to model biological growth of organisms. We present a description of RD-systems designed to perform analysis and enhancement on specific types of images. The operation of RD-systems and primary analytical approach is described, followed by our design methods and numerical experiments with three systems. We have demonstrated that Reaction-Diffusion equations provide a useful paradigm for certain image-processing operations.Price C.B., Wambacq P., Oosterlinck A., "Applications of reaction-diffusion equations to image processing", Proceedings 3rd international conference on image processing and its applications, pp. 49-53, July 18-20, 1989, UK.status: publishe