Distribution mapping of ciliary beat frequencies of respiratory epithelium cells using image processing

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 595-599

  Yi, W J ^a   Park, K S ^a   Min, Y G ^a   Sung, M W ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ciliary beat frequency; Distribution map; Fast Fourier transform; Image processing; Phenylephrine hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELLS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CILIARY BEAT FREQUENCY (CBF); DISTRIBUTION MAPPING; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM CELLS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; CILIARY MOTILITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE PROCESSING; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0031281299     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02510966     Document Type: Article

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