Thickness-compensated x-ray imaging detection of bone fragments in deboned poultry - Model analysis

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 453-459

  Tao, Y ^a,b   Ibarra, J G ^a  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone fragments; Food safety; Poultry meat; Thickness compensation; X ray inspection

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALGORITHMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEATS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BONE FRAGMENTS; FOOD SAFETY; POULTRY MEAT; X RAY IMAGING DETECTION;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034163125     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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