Computer analysis of video and ultrasonographic images for evaluation of bull testes

Theriogenology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 223-228

  Gabor G ^a   Sasser, R G ^b   Kastelic, J P ^c   Mezes M ^d   Falkay, Gy ^e   Bozo S ^a   Volgyi Csik J ^a   Barany I ^a   Hidas, A ^f   Szasz Jr F ^g   Boros, G ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d Univ of Agric Sci Dept of Nutr   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^f Res Inst for Small Farm Animals   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Analysis; Bulls; Images; Testes; Ultrasound; Video

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCROTUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TESTIS SIZE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 0032528463     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00129-0     Document Type: Article

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