A spectral framework for sperm shape characterization

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 463-473

  Beletti, Marcelo Emílio ^a,c   Costa, Luciano Da Fontoura ^b,d   Viana, Matheus Palhares ^b,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Cell Biology   (Brazil)

^d Cybernetic Vision Research Group   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Image segmentation; Morphometry; Spectral framework; Sperm shape

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHARACTERIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FERTILITY; GAUSSIAN SMOOTHING; PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES; SPECTRAL FRAMEWORK; SPERM SHAPE CHARACTERIZATION;

CELLS;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 15744403440     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4825(04)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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