Method for increasing precision and reliability of elasticity analysis in complicated burn scar cases

International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-210

  Tsap, Leonid V ^a   Goldgof, Dmitry B ^b   Sarkar, Sudeep ^b   Powers, Pauline S ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS;

ACTIVE CONTOURS; NONRIGID MOTION ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER VISION;

EID: 0033750270     PISSN: 02180014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0218001400000131     Document Type: Article

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