Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects (Hardcover)

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Contributing Authors. Introduction. Part I: Image Shape Representation. 1. Image Description Techniques. 2. Image Similarity Measures. 3. Image Shape Features. 4. Alternative Image Description Techniques. Part II: Query Types and Index Structures. 5. Shape Similarity Matching Queries. 6. Spatial Queries. 7. Multidimensional Index Structures. Part III: Selected Topics. 8. Observations on MBC and MBR Approaches. 9. Evaluation Framework. 10. MBC Optimization Techniques. 11. Appendix. Bibliography. Topic Index.