Fingerprint images segmentation using two stages coarse to fine discrimination technique

Segmentation of fingerprint image is necessary to reduce the size of the input data, eliminating undesired background, which is the noisy and smudged area in favor of the central part of the fingerprint. In this paper, an algorithm for the segmentation which uses two stages coarse to fine approach i...

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Main Authors: Ong, Teng Sian, Sek, Y. W., Ngo, David Chek Ling, Teoh, Andrew Beng Jin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2611/