Segmentation and analysis of neuroblastoma

Journal of the Franklin Institute

Volumn 344, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 257-284

  Vu, Randy H ^a   Rangayyan, Rangaraj M ^a   Deglint, Hanford J ^a   Boag, Graham S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deformable contours; Fuzzy connectivity; Neuroblastoma; Opening by reconstruction; Segmentation; Tumor analysis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; FUZZY SETS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; TUMORS;

DEFORMABLE CONTOURS; FUZZY CONNECTIVITY; NEUROBLASTOMA; OPENING-BY-RECONSTRUCTION; TUMOR ANALYSIS;

NEUROLOGY;

EID: 33947518591     PISSN: 00160032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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