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Introduction
Motivation and Objectives
Thesis Overview
Mathematical Notation
Nomenclature
Background
Statistical Models of Shape and Texture
Introduction
Shape Model Formulation
Overview
Shapes and Landmarks
Obtaining Landmarks
Shape Alignment
Modelling Shape Variation
Summary
Texture Model Formulation
Overview
Object Texture
Image Warping
Acquiring Texture in Practice
Photometric Normalization
Modelling Texture Variation
Summary
Combined Model Formulation
Overview
Combining Models of Shape and Texture
Choosing Modes of Variation
Summary
Active Appearance Models
Basic Active Appearance Models
Solving Parameter Optimization Off-line
Iterative Model Optimization
Summary
Discussion of Basic AAMs
Overview
Forces
Drawbacks
Hidden Benefits
AAMs Posed in a Bayesian Setting
Extensions of the Basic AAM
Overview
Enhanced Shape Representation
Increasing Texture Specificity
Border AAMs
Constrained AAM Search
Initialization
Fine-tuning the Model Fit
Robust Similarity Measures
Summary
Unification of AAMs and Finite Element Models
Overview
Motivation
The Basic Idea
Finite Element Models
Integration into AAMs
Results
Conclusion
Implementation
The AAM-API
Overview
Requirements
The API at a Glance
API Extension by Inheritance
Console interface
File I/O
Experimental Results
Experimental Design
Methodology
Performance Assessment
Summary
Radiographs of Metacarpals
Overview
Results
Summary
Cardiac MRIs
Results
Summary
Cross-sections of Pork Carcass
Results
Summary
Discussion
Propositions for Further Work
Overview
Robust Model Building
Active Texture Weighting
Relaxation of Shape Constraints
Scale-Space Extension
Perspectives of AAMs
AAMs in 3D
Multivariate Imagery
Discussion
Summary of Main Contributions
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Detailed Model Information
Radiographs of Metacarpals
Cardiac MRIs - Set 1 B-Slices
Cross-sections of Pork Carcasses
Active Appearance Models: Theory and Cases
Introduction
Active Appearance Models
Implementation
Experimental Results
Discussion & Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Illustrated Cardiac AAM
The AAM Web-site
Source Code Documentation
AAM-API File Format Examples
AMF - AAM Model File
ACF - AAM Config File
ASF - AAM Shape File
AOF - AAM Optimization File
AAM-API Console Interface Usage
ASF - AAM Shape Format Specification
Active Appearance Models (be)
2000-09-20