Point cloud reconstruction with sub-pixel accuracy by slice-adaptive thresholding of X-ray computed tomography images

NDT and E International

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 373-380

  Obrist, Andreas F ^a   Flisch, Alexander ^a   Hofmann, Juergen ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Image thresholding; Point cloud reconstruction; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SCATTERING;

FIRST ARTICLE INSPECTION (FAI); IMAGE THRESHOLDING; POINT CLOUD RECONSTRUCTION; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 2442496410     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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