Exceptionally comprehensive, this text covers both basic and advanced techniques in image processing and mathematical morphology. It goes beyond the technical to instruct readers on the fundamental theoretical framework required to understand as well as develop extensive advanced techniques. It includes image enhancement, edge detection and linking, order statistics morphology, regulated morphology, alternating sequential morphology, recursive morphology, soft morphology, fuzzy morphology, and sweep morphology. It also discusses practical applications, such as distance transformation, feature extraction, object representation and recognition, shape description, and shortest path planning. The principles are thoroughly illustrated with graphs and examples.