We propose in this paper a new 3D fully parallel thinning algorithm that we believe to be the most concise due to its simple characterization. The algorithm is indeed completely defined by a set of five patterns, three removing conditions and two non-removing conditions. We show that the three mentioned constraints are respected. The logical conciseness of our procedure, called MB-3D, makes it to our knowledge the easiest 3D thinning algorithm to implement.
Some results are displayed, that illustrate the relevance of our approach.
3D fully parallel thinning algorithm, discrete topology, concise boolean expression.