Figure 10From: Interactive processing and visualization of image data for biomedical and life science applicationsMorse-Smale complex. a: Descending manifolds of maxima and saddles. b: Ascending manifolds of minima and saddles. c: The Morse-Smale complex is obtained as an overlay of these ascending and descending manifolds. d: Paths connecting saddles within each cell of the MS complex segment the surface into peaks and valleys.Back to article page