Z-axis calibration in optical sectioning from xylem cross sections for grain angle measurement

IAWA Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 427-441

  Ogata, Yoshiyuki ^a   Fujita, Minoru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cryptomeria japonica; Fourier analysis; Image cross correlation; Optical sectioning; Wood grain angle; Z axis scaling

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 28844502807     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000125     Document Type: Article

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