Mathematical morphology (MM) or simply morphology can be defined as a theory for the analysis of spatial structures. It is called morphology because it aims at analysing the shape and form of objects. MM is not only a theory, but also a powerful image analysis technique.
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a detailed presentation of the principles and applications of morphological image analysis. This is achieved through a step by step process starting from the basic morphological operators and pursued until the most recent advances which have proven their practical usefulness. All concepts are illustrated with real applications to help the reader acquiring the expert knowledge necessary for building the chain of operators to resolve his/her own image analysis problem. The emphasis is therefore put on the technique rather than the theory underlying MM.
This volume will be valuable to all engineers, scientists, students, and practitioners dealing with the analysis/processing of digital images.