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In this paper the ellipse-specific contour grouping algorithm is introduced. It is a technique for detecting elliptical shapes from images. The algorithm uses ellipse-specific direct least square fitting and elliptic variance descriptor to assess an error of fit. A survey of other methods for detecting elliptical shapes is performed. Contour grouping techniques are discussed in details. The algorithm was illustrated on real images obtained from cytological phase contrast microscopy.
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Smereka, M. (2005). Detection of Elliptical Shapes Using Contour Grouping. In: Kurzyński, M., Puchała, E., Woźniak, M., żołnierek, A. (eds) Computer Recognition Systems. Advances in Soft Computing, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32390-2_52
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