Granulometric analysis of corneal endothelium specular images by using a germ-grain model

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 364-375

  Diaz M E ^a   Ayala, G ^a   Sebastian, R ^a   Martinez Costa L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Germ grain model; Granulometry; Human corneal endothelium; Shape analysis; Texture analysis

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICINE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY;

GERM GRAIN MODELS; GRANULOMETRY; HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM; SHAPE ANALYSIS; TEXTURE ANALYSIS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CELL DENSITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; EVALUATION; GRANULOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33846023650     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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