@book {13327, title = {Shape Analysis and Structuring}, year = {2008}, month = {2008///}, publisher = {Springer}, organization = {Springer}, abstract = {With a lot of recent developments in the field, this much-needed book has come at just the right time. It covers a variety of topics related to preserving and enhancing shape information at a geometric level. The contributors also cover subjects that are relevant to effectively capturing the structure of a shape by identifying relevant shape components and their mutual relationships.}, keywords = {Computer Graphics, Computer vision, Computers / Computer Graphics, Computers / Image Processing, Geometrical models, Geometry, Geometry, Analytic, Image analysis, IMAGE PROCESSING, Mathematics / Functional Analysis, Mathematics / Geometry / General, Mathematics / Graphic Methods, Mathematics / Mathematical Analysis, shapes, Technology \& Engineering / Engineering (General), Visualization}, isbn = {9783540332640}, author = {De Floriani, Leila and Spagnuolo,Michela} }