Paradigm for shape-based image analysis

Optical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 570-581

  Reinhardt, Joseph M ^a,c,d,e,f,g   Higgins, William E ^b  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary image analysis; Image segmentation; Mathematical morphology; Shape analysis; Three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000283850     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601857     Document Type: Article

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