Morphology

  1. Compound Morphological Operations
    1. Opening
      1. Definition
        1. Erosion Followed by Dilation
          1. Mathematical Formulation
          2. Geometric Interpretation
            1. Smoothing Object Boundaries
              1. Removing Small Protrusions
              2. Properties
                1. Anti-Extensivity
                  1. Increasing
                    1. Idempotence
                    2. Applications
                      1. Noise Removal
                        1. Shape Simplification
                          1. Object Separation
                        2. Closing
                          1. Definition
                            1. Dilation Followed by Erosion
                              1. Mathematical Formulation
                              2. Geometric Interpretation
                                1. Filling Small Holes
                                  1. Connecting Nearby Objects
                                  2. Properties
                                    1. Extensivity
                                      1. Increasing
                                        1. Idempotence
                                        2. Applications
                                          1. Gap Filling
                                            1. Object Connection
                                              1. Boundary Smoothing
                                            2. Duality of Opening and Closing
                                              1. Mathematical Relationship
                                                1. Complementary Effects
                                                  1. Combined Applications

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                                                6. Morphological Filtering and Enhancement