Shading correction methods for digital image analysis of confocal wood images

IAWA Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-364

  Moëll, Mattias K ^a   Donaldson, Lloyd A ^b  

^a Centre for Image Analysis   (Sweden)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell wall thickness; Confocal microscopy; Image analysis; Lumen diameter; Pinus radiata; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 34548421903     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90001646     Document Type: Article

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