Selected Publications

Edited Books and Special Issues:

1. L.G. Nyúl, K. Palágyi (Guest editors):
   Special issue: International Conference on Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery DGCI 2006,
   Discrete Applied Mathematics 157/3, 2009.

2. A. Kuba, L.G. Nyúl, K. Palágyi (Eds.):
   Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery,
   13th Int. Conf., DGCI 2006, Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4245, Springer, 2006.

3. A. Kuba, E. Máté, K. Palágyi (Eds.):
   Képfeldolgozók és Alakfelismerõk III. Konferenciája (Proceedings),
   NJSZT-KEPAF, 2002 (partly in Hungarian)

Book Chapters:

1. G. Németh, K. Palágyi:
   Parallel Thinning Algorithms Based on Ronse's Sufficient Conditions for Topology Preservation,
   in P. Wiederhold, R. Barneva (eds.): Progress in Combinatorial Image Analysis, Research Publishing Services, 2009, pp. 183-194.

2. E. Sorantin, E. Balogh, A. Vilanova i Bartrolí, K. Palágyi, L.G. Nyúl, F. Lindbichler, A. Ruppert:
   Virtual dissection of the colon based of spiral CT data,
   in E. Neri, D. Caramella, C. Bartolozzi (eds.) Image Processing in Radiology - Current Applications, Springer, 2008, pp. 257-268.

3. E. Sorantin, D. Mohadjer, L.G. Nyúl, K. Palágyi, F. Lindbichler, B. Geiger:
   New advances for imaging of laryngotracheal stenosis by post processing of spiral-CT data,
   in W. Hruby (ed.) Digital (R)Evolution in Radiology - Bridging the Future of Health Care, Springer, 2006, pp. 297-308.

4. E. Sorantin, D. Mohadjer, F. Lindbichler, L.G. Nyúl, K. Palágyi, B. Geiger:
   Techniques in 3D Assessment of tracheal-stenosis by the mean of Spiral Computed Tomography (S-CT) and their applications,
   in C.T. Leondes (ed.) Medical Imaging Systems Technology - Modalities, World Scientific, 2005, pp. 61-80.

5. E. Sorantin, E. Balogh, A. Vilanova i Bartrolí, K. Palágyi, L.G. Nyúl, S. Loncaric, M. Subasic, D. Kovacevic:
   Virtual Dissection of the Colon,
   in D. Caramella, C. Bartolozzi (eds.) 3D Image Processing - Techniques and Clinical Applications, Springer, 2002, 197-209.

6. E. Sorantin, Cs. Halmai, B. Erdôhelyi, L. Martonossy, K. Palágyi, B. Geiger:
   New advances for imaging of laryngotracheal stenosis by post processing of spiral-CT data,
   in W. Hruby (ed.) Digital (R)Evolution in Radiology, Springer, 2000, pp. 275-285.

Journal Papers:

1. G. Németh, P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   Thinning combined with iteration-by-iteration smoothing for 3D binary images,
   Graphical Models 73, 2011, 335-345.

2. G. Németh, P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   2D parallel thinning and shrinking based on sufficient conditions for topology preservation,
   Acta Cybernetica 20, 2011, 125-144.

3. G. Németh, K. Palágyi:
   Topology preserving parallel thinning algorithms,
   International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology 21, 2011, 37-44.

4. P. Kardos, G. Németh, K. Palágyi:
   Bejárásfüggetlen szekvenciális vékonyítás
   Alkalmazott Matematikai Lapok 27, 2010, 17-40. (in Hungarian)

5. Palágyi, K.:
   A 3D fully parallel surface-thinning algorithm,
   Theoretical Computer Science 406, 2008, 119-135.

6. Palágyi, K., Tschirren, J., Hoffman, E.A., Sonka, M.:
   Quantitative analysis of pulmonary airway tree structures,
   Computers in Biology and Medicine 36, 2006, 974-996.

7. J. Tschirren, G. McLennan, K. Palágyi, E.A. Hoffman, M. Sonka:
   Matching and anatomical labeling of human airway tree,
   IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 24, 2005, 1540-1547.

8. E. Sorantin, C. Halmai, B. Erdôhelyi, K. Palágyi, L.G. Nyúl, L. K. Ollé, B. Geiger, F. Lindbichler, G. Friedrich, K. Kiesler:
   3D-Querschnittsprofil des Laryngotrachealtrakts - Eine neue Methode zur Visualisierung und Quantifizierung von Trachealstenosen,
   Der Radiologe 43, 2003, 1056-1068.

9. E.A. Hoffman, J.M. Reinhardt, M. Sonka, B.A. Simon, J. Guo, O. Saba, D. Chon, S. Samrah, H. Shikata, J. Tschirren, K. Palágyi, K.C. Beck, G. McLennan:
   Characterization of the Interstitial Lung Diseases via Density-Based and Texture-Based Analysis of Computed Tomography Images of Lung Structure and Function,
   Academic Radiology 10, 2003, 1104-1118.

10. E. Sorantin, Cs. Halmai, B. Erdôhelyi, K. Palágyi, L.G. Nyúl, L. K. Ollé, B. Geiger, F. Lindbichler, G. Friedrich, K. Kiesler:
    Spiral-CT-based assessment of tracheal stenoses using 3-D-skeletonization,
    IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 21, 2002, 263-273.

11. E. Sorantin, G. Werkgartner, E. Balogh, A. Vilanova i Bartrolí, K. Palágyi, L.G. Nyúl, L. Ruskó:
    Virtual dissection and automated polyp detection of the colon based on spiral CT data - Techniques and preliminary experience on a cadaveric phantom,
    European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca 34, 2002, 143-151.

12. K. Palágyi:
    A 3-subiteration 3D thinning algorithm for extracting medial surfaces,
    Pattern Recognition Letters 23, 2002, 663-675.

13. K. Palágyi:
    A 3D parallel shrinking algorithm,
    Acta Cybernetica 15, 2001, 201-211.

14. A. Tanács, G. Czédli, K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    Affine matching of two sets of points in arbitrary dimensions,
    Acta Cybernetica 15, 2001, 101-106.

15. K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    A parallel 3D 12-subiteration thinning algorithm,
    Graphical Models and Image Processing 61, 1999, 199-221.

16. K. Palágyi, E. Sorantin, Cs. Halmai, A. Kuba:
    3D thinning and its applications to medical image processing,
    TASK Quarterly 3, 1999, 397-408.

17. K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    A 3D 6-subiteration thinning algorithm for extracting medial lines,
    Pattern Recognition Letters 19, 1998, 613-627.

18. K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    A hybrid thinning algorithm for 3D medical images,
    J. Computing and Information Technology 6, 1998, 149-164.

19. A. Tanács, K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    Medical image registration based on interactively identified anatomical landmark points,
    Machine Graphics & Vision 7, 1998, 151-158.

20. Palágyi K.:
    Lokális párhuzamos eljárás bináris képek zajszûrésére,
    Alkalmazott Matematikai Lapok 17, 1993, 373-396. (in Hungarian)

Int. Conference Papers:

1. G. Németh, K. Palágyi:
   2D parallel thinning algorithms based on isthmus-preservation,
   in Proc. 7th International Symposium on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis, IEEE/EURASIP, ISPA 2011, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2011, 585-590.

2. P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   Order-independent sequential thinning in arbitrary dimensions,
   in Proc. IASTED International Conference on Signal and Image Processing and Applications, SIPA 2011, Crete, Greece, 2011, 129-134.

3. G. Németh, P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   A family of topology-preserving 3D parallel 6-subiteration thinning algorithms,
   in Proc. 14th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis, IWCIA'2011, Madrid, Spain,
   Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6636, Springer, 2011, 17-30.

4. P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   On topology preservation for hexagonal parallel thinning algorithms,
   in Proc. 14th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis, IWCIA'2011, Madrid, Spain,
   Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6636, Springer, 2011, 31-42.

5. G. Németh, P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   Topology Preserving 3D Thinning Algorithms Using Four and Eight Subfields,
   in Proc. International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition, ICIAR 2010, Povoa de Varzim, Portugal,
   Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6111, Springer, 2010, 316-325.

6. G. Németh, P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   Topology Preserving Parallel Smoothing for 3D Binary Images,
   in Proc. International Symposium of Computational Modeling of Objects Presented in Images: Fundamentals, Methods, and Applications, CompIMAGE'10, Buffalo-Niagara, NY, USA,
   Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6026, Springer, 2010, 287-298.

7. G. Németh, P. Kardos, K. Palágyi:
   Topology Preserving 2-Subfield 3D Thinning Algorithms,
   in Proc. 7th IASTED International Conference Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Applications SPPRA 2010, Innsbruck, Austria, 2010, 310-316.

8. P. Kardos, G. Németh, K. Palágyi:
   An Order-Independent Sequential Thinning Algorithm,
   in Proc. 13th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis, IWCIA 2009, Playa del Carmen, Mexico,
   Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5852, Springer, 2009, 162-175.

9. K. Palágyi, G. Németh:
   Fully Parallel 3D Thinning Algorithms Based on Sufficient Conditions for Topology Preservation,
   in Proc. 15th IAPR International Conference on Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery, DGCI 2009, Montréal, Canada,
   Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5810, Springer, 2009, 481-492.

10. A. Fazekas, K. Palágyi, Gy. Kovács, G. Németh:
    Skeletonization Based on Metrical Neighborhood Sequences,
    in Proc. 6th International Conference on Computer Vision Systems, ICVS 2008, Santorini Island, Greece,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5008, Springer, 2008, 333-342.

11. K. Palágyi:
    A Subiteration-Based Surface-Thinning Algorithm with a Period of Three,
    in Proc. 29th Annual Symposium of the German Association for Pattern Recognition, DAGM 2007, Heidelberg, Germany,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4713, Springer, 2007, 294-303.

12. K. Palágyi:
    A 3-Subiteration Surface-Thinning Algorithm,
    in Proc. 12th Int. Conf. Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, CAIP 2007, Vienna, Austria,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4673, Springer, 2007, 628-635.

13. K. Palágyi:
    Computationally efficient thinning in 3D,
    in Proc. ECCV 2006 Workshop on Computation Intensive Methods for Computer Vision, Graz, Austria, CIMCV 2006, 2006, 85-98.

14. K. Palágyi:
    A 2-Subfield 3D Thinning Algorithm for Extracting Medial Curves,
    in Proc. Joint Hungarian-Austrian Conference on Image Processing and Pattern Recognition HACIPPR 2005, Veszprém, Hungary, Austrian Computer Society, 2005, 135-142.

15. K. Palágyi, J. Tschirren, E.A. Hoffman, M. Sonka:
    Assessment of Intrathoracic Airway Trees: Methods and In Vivo Validation,
    in Proc. Computer Vision and Mathematical Methods in Medical and Biomedical Image Analysis: ECCV 2004 Workshops CVAMIA and MMBIA, Prague, Czech Republic,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3117, Springer, 2004, 341-352.

16. R. Beichel, T. Pock, Ch. Janko, B. Zotter, B. Reitinger, A. Bornik, H. Bischof, K. Palágyi, E. Sorantin, G. Werkgartner, M. Sonka:
    Liver segment approximation in CT data for surgical resection planning,
    in Medical Imaging 2004: Image Processing, San Diego, USA, in Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5370 , 2005, 1435-1446.

17. K. Palágyi, J. Tschirren, M. Sonka:
    Quantitative analysis of intrathoracic airway trees: methods and validation,
    in Proc. 18th Int. Conf. Information Processing in Medical Imaging, IPMI 2003, Ambleside, UK,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2732, Springer, 2003, 222-233.

18. K. Palágyi, J. Tschirren, M. Sonka:
    Quantitative analysis of three-dimensional tubular tree structures,
    in Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing, San Diego, USA, in Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5032 , 2003, 277-287.

19. J. Tschirren, K. Palágyi, J.M. Reinhardt, E.A. Hoffman, M. Sonka:
    Segmentation, skeletonization, and branchpoint matching - A fully automated quantitative evaluation of human intrathoratic airway trees,
    in Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2002, Part II, Tokyo, Japan,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2489, Springer, 2002, 12-19.

20. E. Balogh, E. Sorantin, L.G. Nyúl, K. Palágyi, A. Kuba, G. Werkgartner, E. Spuller:
    Virtual dissection of the colon: technique and first experiments with artificial and cadaveric phantoms,
    in Medical Imaging 2002: Image Processing, San Diego, USA, in Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4681 , 2002, 713-721.

21. K. Palágyi, E. Sorantin, E. Balogh, A. Kuba, Cs. Halmai, B. Erdôhelyi, K. Hausegger:
    A sequential 3D thinning algorithm and its medical applications,
    in Proc. 17th Int. Conf. Information Processing in Medical Imaging, IPMI 2001, Davis, USA,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2082, Springer, 2001, 409-415.

22. E. Sorantin, E. Balogh, A. Vilanova i Bartrolí, K. Palágyi, L.G. Nyúl:
    Virtual dissection of the colon based on helical CT data - Can it be done?
    in Proc. 2nd Int. Symposium on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis, ISPA 2001, Pula, Croatia,,
    2001, 224-229.

23. K. Palágyi:
    A 3D 3-subiteration thinning algorithm for medial surfaces,
    in Proc. 9th Int. Conf. Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery, DGCI 2000, Uppsala, Sweden,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1953, Springer, 2000, 406-417.

24. A. Tanács, G. Czédli, K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    Point-based registration assuming affine motion,
    in Proc. Int. Workshop Algebraic Frames for the Perception-Action Cycle, AFPAC 2000, Kiel, Germany,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1888, Springer, 2000, 329-338.

25. K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    Directional 3D thinning using 8 subiterations,
    in Proc. 8th Int. Conf. on Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery, DGCI'99, Marne-la-Vallée, France,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1568, Springer, 1999, 325-336.

26. A. Tanács, K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    Target registration error of point-based methods assuming rigid-body and linear motions,
    in Proc. Int. Workshop on Biomedical Image Registration WBIR'99, Bled, Slovenia,
    1999, 223-233.

27. K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    A parallel 12-subiteration 3D thinning algorithm to extract medial lines,
    in Proc. 7th Int. Conf. Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, CAIP'97, Kiel, Germany,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1296, Springer, 1997, 400-407.

28. K. Palágyi, A. Kuba:
    A thinning algorithm to extract medial lines from 3D medical images,
    in Proc. 15th Int. Conf. Information Processing in Medical Imaging, IPMI'97, Poultney, USA,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1230, Springer, 1997, 411-416.

29. K. Palágyi, J.K. Udupa:
    Medical image registration based on fuzzy objects,
    in Proc. 3rd Workshop on Computational Modelling, Imaging and Visualization in Biosciences, COMBIO'96, Sopron, Hungary,
    KFKI-1996-06/M-H, 1996, 44-48.

30. A. Kuba, Z. Alexin, L. Nyúl, A. Nagy, K. Palágyi, M. Nagy, L. Almási, L. Csernay:
    DICOM Based PACS and its Application in the Education,
    in Proc. 14th Int. EuroPACS Meeting, Heraklion, Greece,
    1996, 46-49.

31. E. Katona, K. Palágyi, N. Tóth:
    Signature Verification Using Neuron Nets,
    in Proc. 9th Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, SCIA'95, Uppsala, Sweden,
    Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis, 1995, 1115-1122.

32. P. Köles, K. Palágyi:
    Image Processing on Cellprocessors,
    in Proc. Conf. on Intelligent Systems, Veszprém, Hungary,
    1991, 31-40.

33. N. Tóth, K. Palágyi:
    Neural Network Implementation on Cellular Processor,
    in Proc. Conf. on Intelligent Systems, Veszprém, Hungary,
    1991, 129-137.

34. T. Tûzkô, K. Palágyi:
    Cellular Program Development for the M1 Processor,
    in Proc. 5th Int. Workshop on Parallel Processing by Cellular Automata and Array, PARCELLA'90, Berlin, Germany,
    Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 1990, 315-319.

35. K. Palágyi:
    Solution of dense systems of linear equations using cellular processors,
    in Proc. 4th Int. Workshop on Parallel Processing by Cellular Automata and Array, PARCELLA'88, Berlin, Germany,
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science 342, Springer-Verlag, 1988, 311-316.

36. K. Palágyi:
    Cellular algorithms for matrix multiplication,
    in Proc. 3rd Int. Workshop on Parallel Processing by Cellular Automata and Array, PARCELLA'86, Berlin, Germany,
    North-Holland, 1986, 122-129.

Technical Report:

A. Fazekas, K. Palágyi:
Analysing the noise sensitivity of 3D skeletonization algorithms,
Preprints 245, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, 2000.

Thesis:

Palágyi K.:
Vékonyító algoritmusok 3D képekre,
Doktori értekezés, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, 2000. (in Hungarian)