Volume-preserving smoothing of three-dimensional surfaces: Application to intravascular ultrasound

Computers and Biomedical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 385-392

  Zeng, Chaohuang ^a   Sonka, Milan ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravascular ultrasound; Local filtering; Volume preserving surface smoothing

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FILTER; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031760786     PISSN: 00104809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbmr.1998.1484     Document Type: Article

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