Importance of elliptic Fourier methods for morphometry of complex outlines: Application to the distal human femur

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 387-391

  Le Minor, J M ^a   Schmittbuhl, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Elliptic Fourier analysis; Image analysis; Knee; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOANALYSIS; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033386659     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01631349     Document Type: Article

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