@InProceedings{brun-96-3,


author = "L. {B}run and Domenger, J. P.",
title = "A new split and merge algorithm with Topological maps and inter-pixel Boundaries ",
booktitle = "The fifth International Conference in Central Europe
on Computer Graphics and Visualization",
year = 1997,
month = "february",
theme = {nonhierarchique},
url= {article:=https://brunl01.users.greyc.fr/ARTICLES/new_split_merge.ps.gz},
abstract = " Usually, the segmentation algorithms implementing
the split and merge operations are restricted to a
split stage followed by a merge stage. In this
paper, we present a new split and merge algorithm
combining alternatively split and merge operations
at each recursive step. This algorithm is based on
a data structure called {em discrete
map}~cite{braquelaire-96}. This data structure
provides an efficient framework to implement split
and merge operations."

 }