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An Image Segmentation Procedure Based on the Superposition Principle of Quantum Mechanics
| datacite.subject.sdg | 03:Saúde de Qualidade | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 07:Energias Renováveis e Acessíveis | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martins-Ferreira, Nelson | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-16T15:00:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-16T15:00:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this paper we propose a procedural approach to the problem of image segmentation. This procedural approach may be parameterized with optimized values for a specific type of data. It uses an algorithm which is inspired by the superposition principle of Quantum Mechanics, in the sense that each particular pixel has a certain probability of being of a certain type (boundary, interior, exterior or noise) and only when an observation is made, by means of choosing a designated threshold value, it gets a concrete state. The procedure is applied to a particular example of vessels network and we determine its maximum length dividing the total area by an average vessel thickness. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The image file 'Image_2162_1.tif' was kindly provided by Barbara Klotz during her visit, also in the aim of the Skelgen project, to the CREATE research group in the Faculty of Medicine at Otago University - Christchurch, New Zealand. Apart from the European project SkelGen, this research work was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the Project reference UID/ Multi/04044/2013, and also by CDRSP and ESTG from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nelson Martins-Ferreira, An Image Segmentation Procedure Based on the Superposition Principle of Quantum Mechanics, Procedia Manufacturing, Volume 12, 2017, Pages 249-262, ISSN 2351-9789, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2017.08.029 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.promfg.2017.08.029 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2351-9789 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/15370 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
| dc.relation | Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351978917306182 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Procedia Manufacturing | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Image segmentation | |
| dc.subject | superposition principle | |
| dc.subject | total length of a networkwith average constant thickness | |
| dc.title | An Image Segmentation Procedure Based on the Superposition Principle of Quantum Mechanics | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
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| oaire.awardTitle | Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FMulti%2F04044%2F2013/PT | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 262 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 249 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Procedia Manufacturing | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 12 | |
| oaire.fundingStream | 6817 - DCRRNI ID | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Martins-Ferreira | |
| person.givenName | Nelson | |
| person.identifier | 485301 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | B115-B65E-24AA | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-4199-7367 | |
| person.identifier.rid | N-1699-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 24598020700 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
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