| Reconstruction of Fiber Orientation Distribution by Observing Interference Fringe Patterns and Elliptical Marks | 1 | |
| M. Kawamura and S. Morita, Japan |
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| Detection and Classification of Sewer Pipe Junctions Using Reflective Photometric Stereo | 615 | |
| T. P. Pridmore, S. Broadhurst and N. Taylor, UK |
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| Partial Automation of Database Acquisition in the FAVRET Face Tracking and Recognition System Using a Bootstrap Approach | 5 | |
| S. Clippingdale and T. Ito, Japan |
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| Automatic Intruder Detection and Tracking System with Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera | 9 | |
| T. Haga, H. Fujiwara and K. Sumi, Japan |
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| Road Traffic Surveillance with Multiple Views | 15 | |
| T. Hasegawa and H. Zen, Japan |
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| A Method for Monitoring Activities of Multiple Objects by Using Stochastic Model | 19 | |
| N. Enomoto, T. Kanade, H. Fujiyoshi and O. Hasegawa, Japan |
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| Flexible Auto-Calibration and Its Application to Augmented Reality | 23 | |
| Y. Seo, A. Heyden and K-S. Hong, Korea |
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| Enhanced Augmented Reality with Shadows in Naturally Illuminated Environments | 27 | |
| T-O. Kim, K-S. Hong, I. Sato and K. Ikeuchi, Korea |
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| On the Precision of Textures | 31 | |
| F. Nielsen and N. de Mauroy, Japan |
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| Finding Minimal Photo Hull for Image-Based Rendering by Carving Space with Progressively Stricter Consistent Criterion | 35 | |
| C-M. Tsai and C-S. Chen, Taiwan |
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| Comparison of Color Space Models Based on Human Color Classification and Image Segmentation | 39 | |
| K. Takahashi, M. Matsuura, T. Sugiyama and K. Abe, Japan |
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| Unsupervised Classification of X-Ray Mapping Images of Polished Sections | 44 | |
| K. B. Hilger, A. A. Nielsen and J. M. Carstensen, Denmark |
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| A Recognition Method for Skewed Four-State Bar Codes by Using Raster-Scanned Binary Images and Connected Components | 48 | |
| Y. Shima, K. Marukawa, H. Shinjoo, K. Nakashima, M. Koga and T. Kagehiro, Japan |
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| Granulometry Using Mathematical Morphology and Motion | 51 | |
| F. Dornaika and H. Zhang, Canada |
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| Removing the Intensity Variations Caused by Textures on Textile Surfaces Using Wavelet Shrinkage | 55 | |
| H. Fujiwara and Z. Zhang, Japan |
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| Automated TV-set Raster Tuning System | 59 | |
| R. Kh. Sadykhov,A. V. Klimovich, O. G. Malenko and L. P. Podenok, Belarus |
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| Development of Visual Inspection System Based on Vector Analysis Technique | 63 | |
| M. Sakuma, K. Kubo, S. Kanemoto, T. Butsuen, Y. Saito and K. Horii, Japan |
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| Airport Monitoring System: Robust Airplane Extraction against Variable Environmental Conditions | 67 | |
| T. Aoki, O. Nakayama, M. Shiohara, S. Sasaki andY. Murakami, Japan |
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| License Plate Recognition Using Associative Matching Based on Clique-Finding | 71 | |
| M. Shi, W. Ohyama, T. Wakabayashi and F. Kimura, Japan |
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| Real Time Vision Based Road Lane Detection and Tracking | 75 | |
| R. Aufrère, R. Chapuis and F. Chausse, France |
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| Vision Based Global Navigation System for Autonomous Urban Transport Vehicles in Outdoor Partially Known Environments | 79 | |
| M. A. Sotelo, L. Magdalena, F. J. Rodrigues and L. M. Bergasa, Spain |
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| Real-Time Camera Parameter Estimation from Images for a Wearable Vision System | 83 | |
| T. Okuma, T. Kurata and K. Sakaue, Japan |
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| Surface Evolution Based on Wave Propagation and Its Application to Topology-Adaptive 3D Modeling | 87 | |
| K. Hara, H. Zha and T. Hasegawa, Japan |
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| Realistic Virtual Face and Body Synthesis | 91 | |
| J. Yan and H. Zhang, China |
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| Bayesian Shot Detection Using Structural Weighting | 95 | |
| S. H. Han, I. S. Kweon, C. Y. Kim and Y. S. Seo, Korea |
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| Facial Caricaturing System Controlled by the KANSEI of Gallery Through the Feedback from Eye-Camera | 99 | |
| M. Tominaga, T. Asao, K. Murakami and H. Koshimizu, Japan |
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| Visualization System Displaying Retrieved Images in 2-D Semantic Space | 103 | |
| Y. Musha and A. Hiroike, Japan |
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| Extracting Story Units from Video Using Contextual Information | 107 | |
| H-B. Kang, Korea |
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| On the Detection of Feature Points of 3D Facial Image and Its Application to 3D Facial Caricature | 111 | |
| T. Fujiwara, M. Tominaga, K. Kato, K. Murakami and H. Koshimizu, Japan |
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| Optimized Camera Viewpoint Determination System for Soccer Game Broadcasting | 115 | |
| K. Matsumoto, S. Sudo, H. Saito and S. Ozawa, Japan |
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| Static Test of MPEG Visual Decoders | 119 | |
| W-S. Kim, I-S. Park, S-H. Park, B-U. Lee and R-H. Park, Korea |
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| Qualitative Decomposition of Range Images into Convex Parts / Objects | 123 | |
| X. Jiang, Switzerland |
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| A New Face Recognition System with Robustness against Illumination Changes | 127 | |
| R. Ishiyama, S. Sakamoto and J. Tajima, Japan |
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| A Face Recognition Algorithm Robust Against Illumination Variations Using 3-Dimensional Face Shape | 132 | |
| H. Imaoka and S. Sakamoto, Japan |
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| Detecting Perceptual Color Changes from Sequential Images for Scene Surveillance | 136 | |
| M. Rautiainen, T. Ojila and H. Kauniskangas, Finland |
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| A Face Recognition Terminal with Effective Illumination for Access Control Systems | 140 | |
| T. Sato, H. Sukegawa, K. Yokoi and A. Okazaki, Japan |
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| Partial Face Extraction and Recognition Using Radial Basis Function Networks | 144 | |
| H. Nan, K. Sato and Y. Takahashi, Japan |
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| Real-Time Facial Feature Detection for Person Identification System | 148 | |
| S. U. Lee,Y. S. Cho, S. C. Kee and S. R. Kim, Korea |
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| Iris Identification System Using Tree-Structured Wavelet Algorithm | 152 | |
| T. R. Mengko, A. Ardianti and A. Setyorini, Indonesia |
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| An Active Search of Local Individualities for an Off-line Signature Verification | 156 | |
| S. Ando and M. Nakajima, Japan |
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| A Character Pattern Extraction Method Applicable to Various Types of Images | 160 | |
| H. Goto and H. Aso, Japan |
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| Computational Analysis for Conservation of Works of Art | 164 | |
| V. Kokla. A. Psarrou, A. Alexopoulou and V. Konstantinou, UK |
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| An Environment to Test Progressive Refinement of Indexing for Content-Based Image Retrieval | 168 | |
| M. G. Albanesi, M. Ferretti and A. Giancane, Italy |
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| Grasping Objects of Various Shapes by Calibration-Free Vision-Guided Robots | 173 | |
| V. Graefe and M-C. Nguyen, Germany |
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| Evolution of Real-Time Image Processing in Practical Applications | 177 | |
| M. Ejiri, T. Miyatake, H. Sako, A. Nagasaka and S. Nagaya, Hitachi |
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| Visual Inspection of Parquet Slabs by Combining Color and Texture | 187 | |
| J. Kyllönen and M. Pietikäinen, Finland |
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| Shape Based Segmentation and Color Distribution Analysis with Application to Bread Recognition | 193 | |
| D. Pishva, A. Kawai and T. Shiino, Japan |
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| Extraction of Character String Areas from Color Scenery Image Using Psychological Potential Field | 197 | |
| M. Anegawa, A. Nakamura and S. Miyahara, Japan |
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| 3D Shape Reconstruction Using Three Light Sources in Image Scanner | 201 | |
| H. Ukida and K. Konishi, Japan |
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| Virtual Subspace Method for Robust Face Recognition Independent of Lighting Conditions | 205 | |
| T. Shakunaga and N. Yamamoto, Japan |
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| Feature Ordering by Cross Validation for Face Detection | 211 | |
| T. Kurita, K. Hotta and T. Mishima, Japan |
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| Visual Screen: Transforming an Ordinary Screen into a Touch Screen | 215 | |
| Z. Zhang and Y. Shan, USA |
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| A Multi-Modal Interface for Recognizing Gestures Expressed by Cyclically Repeated Motion of the Hand | 219 | |
| M. Nishimura, A. Nishikawa, K. Koara and F. Miyazaki, Japan |
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| An Adaptive Vision-based Interactional Intention Inference System in Human / Robot Coexistence | 223 | |
| M. A. Thi Ho, Y. Yamada, T. Sakai, T. Morizono and Y. Umentani, Japan |
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| Line Matching through Global Optimization Constrained by Protective Invariants | 227 | |
| A. Branca, E. Stella and A. Distante, Italy |
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| Robust Image Registration Using Selective Correlation Coefficient | 231 | |
| Y. Sato, S. Kaneko and S. Igarashi, Japan |
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| Applicable Method to Specular Surface for Recovering Sign of Local Gaussian Curvature | 236 | |
| S. Fukui, Y. Iwahori, R. J. Woodham, K. Funahashi and A. Iwata, Japan |
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| New A/D Conversion Technique for Smart Image Sensor | 240 | |
| T. Hamamoto, Y. Ino and K. Aizawa, Japan |
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| A Video-Rate Stereo System by Integration of Two Algorithms with/without Occlusion Handling | 244 | |
| Y. Sugaya and Y. Ohta, Japan |
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| Curve Matching with Probabilistic Relaxation | 248 | |
| Y. Shan and Z. Zhang, USA |
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| Line Segment Detection by High Performance Digital Template Hough Transform DTHT4 | 254 | |
| S. Li, M. Tominaga, K. Kato, K. Murakami, H. Koshimizu and J. Hayashi, Japan |
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| Yet Another Appearance-Based Method for Pose Estimation Based on a linear Model | 258 | |
| T. Okatani and K. Deguchi, Japan |
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| Object Search Using Orientation Code Matching | 262 | |
| F. Ullah, S. Kaneko and S. Igarashi, Japan |
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| Edge-Based Segmentation of Textured Images Using Optimally Selected Gabor Filters | 267 | |
| B. R. Okombi-Diba, J. Miyamichi and K. Shoji, Japan |
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| Evolutionary Feature Selection for Texture Classification Using Multiwavelets | 271 | |
| B. Y. Liao, J. W. Wang, F. H. Wang, J. S. Pan and C. S. Shieh, Taiwan |
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| Structural Stability Analysis for Texture Recognition | 275 | |
| Y. Miyamoto, M. N. Shirazi and K. Uehara, Japan |
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| Distortion-Free Navigation of Omni-Directional Images Using Constructive Neural Networks | 279 | |
| F. Ekpar, M. Yoneda and H. Hase, Japan |
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| Multi-Spectral Panoramic Sensor | 283 | |
| O. Romain, T. Ea, C. Gastaud and P. Garda, France |
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| A New Computational Image Sensor with Programmable Spatially Variant Multiresolution Readout Capability | 287 | |
| Y. Ohtsuka and K. Aizawa, Japan |
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| A Multi-Resolution Image Understanding System Based on Multi-agent Architecture for High-Resolution Images | 291 | |
| K. Yanai and K. Deguchi, Japan |
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| Evaluation of Two Real Time Low Level Image Processing Architecture | 295 | |
| S. Persa, C. Nicolescu and P. Jonker, The Netherlands |
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| A Fully Automatic Segmentation Method for Virtual Bronchoscopy | 299 | |
| K. Ku, D. Kim and J. H. Kim, Korea |
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| Active Contours for Bolus Tracking in X-Ray Images Sequences | 303 | |
| E. Dellandrea, P. Makris, M. Boiron and N. Vincent, France |
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| A Fully Automatic Alignment of Electron Tomography Images without Fiducial Markers | 307 | |
| S. Brandt and J. Heikkonen, Finland |
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| Automatic Segmentation of Features in Medical CT Imagery | 311 | |
| A. L. Reno and D. M. Booth, UK |
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| Retinal Image Segmentation by Watersheds | 315 | |
| B. Perra. M. Petrou and D. D. Giusto, Italy |
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| Self-Organization of Viewpoint Dependent Face Representation by the Self-Supervised Learning and Viewpoint Independent Face Recognition by the Mixture of Classifiers | 319 | |
| T. Kurita, H. Shimai, T. Mishima and T. Takahashi, Japan |
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| 3D Model Based Detection of People in Monocular Video Sequences Taken in Trainstations | 323 | |
| S. Huwer and H. Niemann, Germany |
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| Local Zernike Moments Vector for Content-Based Queries in Image Data Base | 327 | |
| E. Bigorgne, C. Achard and J. Devars, France |
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| Face Recognition Using Independent Component Analysis of Gabor Responses | 331 | |
| K-C. Chung, S. C. Kee and S. R. Kim, Korea |
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| A Library System for Small-Scale Library | 335 | |
| M. Yasuda, K. Iwata, K. Yamamoto, K. Kato, K. Tanahashi and K. Murata, Japan |
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| Comparison of Some Vision System for Blinds | 341 | |
| E. E. Pissaloux, H. Bouayed and S. Abdallah, France |
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| Detection and Estimation of Omni-Directional Pointing Gestures Using Multiple Cameras | 345 | |
| H. Watanabe, H. Hongo, M. Yasumoto and K. Yamamoto, Japan |
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| Gesture Control for Use in Automobiles | 349 | |
| S. Akyol, U. Canzler, K. Bengler and W. Hahn, Germany |
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| Cooperative Distributed Tracking for Effective Face Registration | 353 | |
| T. Kato, Y. Mukaigawa and T. Shakunaga, Japan |
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| Performance Analysis of Gabor Responses in Face Recognition | 359 | |
| M. Rajapakse and Y. Guo, Singapore |
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| On Eye Gaze Determination via Iris Contour | 363 | |
| J-G. Wang, E. Sung and R. Venkateswarlu, Singapore |
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| Image Retrieval through Abstract Shape Indication | 367 | |
| A. Brucale, F. Cesari, M. d'Amico, M. Ferri, P. Frosini, L. Gualandri, M, Guerra, A, Lovato andI. Pace, Italy |
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| Generating Facial Image Eye-Contacting with Partner on the TV Conference Environment | 371 | |
| T. Yamaguchi, M. Tominaga, K. Murakami and H. Koshimizu, Japan |
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| Human Face Image Creation for Virtual Space Teleconferencing Using Camera Input Images | 375 | |
| H. Sato, N. Terashima and H. Tominaga, Japan |
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| A Visual Support System for Visually Impaired Persons Using Acoustic Interface | 379 | |
| Y. Kawai and F. Tomita, Japan |
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| A Field Mapping System to Distinguish Clover Stocks from Grass Thicket Using a Texture Analysis Method | 383 | |
| H. Tamura, O. Atoda and K. Sakai, Japan |
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| A Detection Method of Cracks and Structural Objects of the Road Surface Image | 387 | |
| N. Tanaka and M. Mouri, Japan |
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| Chinese Character Classification Based on Rough Set and SVM Algorithm1 | 391 | |
| J-S. Fan and T-J. Fang, China |
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| Computer Vision Techniques for Content-Based Image Retrieval from Large Medical Databases | 395 | |
| A. Kak and C. Pavlopoulou, Purdue University |
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| Automatic Transfer of Pre-Operation fMRI Markers into Intra-Operation MR-Images for Updating Functional Neuronavigation | 405 | |
| M. Wolf, T. Vogel, P. Weierich, Ch. Nimsky and H. Niemann, Germany |
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| Camera Motion Estimation Based on Real Endoscope Images and CT Images for Endoscope Navigation System | 409 | |
| J. Sugiyama, H. Syouji, K. Mori, Y. Suenaga, J. Toriwaki and J. Hasegawa, Japan |
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| A Knowledge Based Boundary Delineation from Left Ventriculograms | 413 | |
| L. Sui, F. H. Sheehan and R. M. Haralick, USA |
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| Computer-Aided Diagnostic System Based on Liver CT Image | 419 | |
| J-S. Hong, T. Kaneko, R. Sekiguchi and K-H. Park, Korea |
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| Dense Disparity Map Estimation Respecting Image Discontinuities: A PDE and Scale-Space BasedApproach | 423 | |
| L. Alvarez, R. Deriche, J. Sanchez and J. Weickert, France |
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| Reconstruction of Architectural Scenes from Uncalibrated Photos and Maps | 427 | |
| I. Infantino, R. Cipolla and A. Chella, Italy |
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| Shape from Pattern Light Projection: Object Having a Diffusive and Specular Surface | 431 | |
| S. Tsukamoto and H. Miike, Japan |
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| Fast ICP Algorithm Using a One-Dimensional Search | 435 | |
| W-S. Kim and R-H. Park, Korea |
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| Finding Line Segments in Range Images | 439 | |
| C. Guerra and V. Pascucci, Italy |
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| Self-Calibration from Optical Flow and Its Reliability Evaluation | 443 | |
| K. Kanatani, Japan |
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| A 3-D Motion Recovery Technique for Group Sports Employing Uncalibrated Video Cameras | 447 | |
| J. K. Tan, S. Ishikawa and K. Hayashi, Japan |
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| Recovering Camera Motion from Image Sequence Based on Registration of Silhouette Cones: Shape from Silhouette Using a Mobile Camera with a Gyro Sensor | 451 | |
| T. Okatani and K. Deguchi, Japan |
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| Motion Segmentation and Tracking by Embedding Global Model Within a Contextual Relaxation Scheme | 455 | |
| Y. Chen and T. S. Huang, USA |
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| Shape and Motion Estimation from Geometric Primitives in Video Streams | 459 | |
| P-L. Bazin, J-M. Vezien and A. Gagalowicz, France |
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| Recovering Shape of Unfolded Books Surface from a Scanner Image Using Eigenspace Method | 463 | |
| H. Ukida, K. Konishi, T. Wada and T. Matsuyama, Japan |
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| A Decomposition Approach to Geometric Fitting | 467 | |
| X. Jiang, Switzerland |
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| Projective Differential Stereo Vision with Robust Segmentation by M-Estimation | 471 | |
| A. Miyamoto, T. Kondo, S. Kaneko and S. Igarashi, Japan |
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| Object Recognition Based on Depth Aspect Image Matching | 476 | |
| T. Takeguchi, T. Kondo, S. Kaneko and S. Igarashi, Japan |
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| Fast Lighting/Rendering Solution for Matching a 2D Image to a Database of 3D Models: "LightSphere" | 481 | |
| A. P. Blicher and S. Roy, USA |
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| Fitting 3D Models To 2D Imagery: A Physics Based Approach | 485 | |
| M. Berger, V. Kwavtchenko-Berejnoi and S. Scherer, Austria |
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| Registration of Range Images Considering Depth Measurement Error | 489 | |
| K-S. Yoon, B-U. Lee, R-H. Park and W-S. Kim Korea |
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| Area-Based Estimation of Stereo Disparity Using Hierarchical Windows | 493 | |
| A. Osa, H. Yamashita and H. Miike, Japan |
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| Nonlinear Diffusion of Normals for Stable Detection of Ridges and Ravines on Range Images and Polygonal Models | 497 | |
| Y. Ohtake and A. Belyaev, Japan |
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| A Fast Snake-Based Method to Track Football Player | 501 | |
| S. Lefèvre, C. Fluck, B. Maillard and N. Vincent, France |
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| Determining Temporally Evaluated Optical Flow | 505 | |
| R. Okada, Y. Taniguchi and K. Onoguchi, Japan |
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| Model-Based 3D Motion Analysis via Robust Estimation | 509 | |
| J. Rocha and A. Mir, Spain |
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| A Wavelet-Based Template Locating Criterion for Electronic Digital Image Stabilizer Application | 513 | |
| H. R. Pourreza, F. Behazin and M. Rahmati, Iran |
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| Human Tracking Based on Hierarchical Attention Control | 517 | |
| J. Satake and T. Shakunaga, Japan |
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| Feature-Based Real-Time Human Face Tracking Using Lie Algebras | 521 | |
| A. Inoue, T. Drummond and R. Cipolla, Japan |
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| A Unique Recovery of3D Shape and Size from Motion | 525 | |
| A. Amano, T. Migita and N. Asada, Japan |
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| A Block-Based Motion Estimator Capable of Handling Occlusions | 529 | |
| M. J. W. Mertens and G. deHaan, TheNetherlands |
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| Tracking Multiple Pedestrians in Crowd | 533 | |
| K. Uchida, J. Miura and Y. Shirai, Japan |
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| Combating Occlusion and Scene Changes for Camera Position Determination | 537 | |
| P. Quick and D. Capson, Canada |
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| Mosaic Representations of Video Shots Based on Slice Image Analysis | 541 | |
| F. Shaolei, L. Hangqing and L. Dalong, China |
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| A Method for Estimating Multiple Motion Parameters and Planar Surface Parameters without Feature Point Correspondence | 545 | |
| A. Minagawa, Y. Horie, N. Tagawa and T. Tanaka, Japan |
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| Estimation of Surface Location of a Textured Plane Using Spectral Moments | 549 | |
| T. Tsuji and Y. Yoshida, Japan |
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| Face Sequence Matching with Certainty Factor Evaluation | 553 | |
| H. Mo and S. Satoh, Japan |
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| Foreground Detection with Non-stationary Background | 557 | |
| Y. Ren, C-S. Chua and Y-K. Ho, Singapore |
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| Optimal Grid Pattern for Automated Matching Using Cross Ratio | 561 | |
| C. Matsunaga and K. Kanatani, Japan |
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| A Linear Metric Reconstruction by Complex Eigen-Decomposition | 565 | |
| Y. Seo and K-S. Hong, Korea |
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| Versatile Cooperative Multiple-Object Tracking by Active Vision Agents | 569 | |
| N. Ukita, T. Nagao and T. Matsuyama, Japan |
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| Application of Hybrid Fractal Image Compression Method for Aerial Photographs | 574 | |
| L. Yulianti and T. R. Mengko, Indonesia |
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| 3D Reconstruction Based on Epipolar Geometry | 578 | |
| M. Kimura and H. Saito, Japan |
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| Optimization of Image Processing by Genetic and Evolutionary Computation: How to Realize Still Better Performance | 582 | |
| H. Shimodaira, Japan |
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| 3D City Modeling with Laser Range Data and 2D Maps | 588 | |
| P. Wang, T. Doihara, K. Oda and W. Lu, Japan |
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| From Digital Map to 3D Map: Creating 3D Map by Motion Stereo Utilizing 3D Map | 592 | |
| M. Uehara and H. Zen, Japan |
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| Map Generation from Aerial Imagery Using Data Compression | 596 | |
| T. Watanabe, K. Sugawara and H. Sugihara, Japan |
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| Machine Vision for Medicine of 21st Century | 600 | |
| Nicholas Ayache, INRIA |
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| Radial Distortion Snakes | 603 | |
| S. B. Kang, USA |
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| Feature-Based Lens Distortion Correction for Image Mosaicing | 607 | |
| N. Chiba, M. Minoh and H. Kano, Japan |
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| From Surface Roughness to Surface Displacements | 611 | |
| H. Mayer, Austria |
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| Author Index | 619 | |
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