Segmentation of intestinal gland images with iterative region growing

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 190-204

  Wu, Hai Shan ^a   Xu, R ^a   Harpaz, N ^a   Burstein, D ^a   Gil, J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell image; Gland image; Image segmentation; Microscopic image analysis

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHAINS; CYTOLOGY; ITERATIVE METHODS;

CELL IMAGES; CELL NUCLEUS; CLOSED-CHAINS; GLAND IMAGE; IMAGES SEGMENTATIONS; MICROSCOPIC IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOVING WINDOW; REGION GROWING; REGION GROWING ALGORITHM; WINDOW STRUCTURE;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; GOBLET CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 29744433299     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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