The modified box-counting method: Analysis of some characteristic parameters

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-418

  Buczkowski, Stéphane ^a   Kyriacos, Soula ^a   Nekka, Fahima ^a   Cartilier, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Box counting method; Fractal dimension; Fractal geometry; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ESTIMATION; FRACTALS; GEOMETRY;

BOX COUNTING METHOD; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTAL GEOMETRY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032041457     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-3203(97)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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