[comp.graphics] Edge Detection problems

godawski@usceast.UUCP (04/01/87)

Hello:  For quite some time, I have been working on a problem that 
is to locate damage caused by glaucoma.  My approach is to isolate
the optic disk (which can clearly be seen on the image), then the
edges of the "living" optic nerve and compare these results to
a newer image.

I have tried many different edge detectors and many edge detection
schemes, and none have worked.  Thus, I am here requesting a little
help.  Anybody know of a good edge detector?  All I need to do is to
trace the outline of a "sort-of" clearly defined object, but nothing
seems to want to work.  Sources would be nice.  Pascal sources would
be particularly nice.

I attempted to understand the Zero Crossing algorithm outlined in Marr's
"Vision."  This was a complete failure--I don't have that much of an ip
background and the person I'm doing this for is breathing down my back.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you.
Mike Godawski

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