Base Surface Definition for the Morphometry of the Ear in Phantoms of Human Heads

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 541-544

  Marquez Flores, J ^a   Bloch, I ^b   Schmitt, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Coons patches; Ear thickness; Head shape; Surface interpolation

Indexed keywords

COONS PATCHES; EAR THICKNESS; HEAD SHAPE; SURFACE INTERPOLATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERPOLATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 1542362442     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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