Core-line tracing for fuzzy image subsets

A method allowing core-line tracing for grey-scale images and, in particular, for fuzzy image subsets is proposed. The method is based on the Maximal Square Moving technique, which allows a data-structure-type representation of the medial axis of an image. An application of the method to an astronomical imaging problem is shown.

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