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Desolneux, A., Moisan, L., Morel, JM. (2004). Gestalt Theory and Computer Vision. In: Carsetti, A. (eds) Seeing, Thinking and Knowing. Theory and Decision Library A:, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2081-3_4

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