Image processing and geometric parameters extracted from sliced image of porous biomaterial

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-213

  Yang, Z ^a   Peng, X F ^a   Chu, C P ^b   Lee, D J ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Flocs; Fractals; Image thresholding

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; FRACTALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

IMAGE THRESHOLDING;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 34547535947     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855207780208655     Document Type: Conference Paper

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