Improved B-spline contour fitting using genetic algorithm for the segmentation of dental computerized tomography image sequences

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-336

  Wu, Xiaoling ^a   Gao, Hui ^a   Heo, Hoon ^a   Chae, Oksam ^a   Cho, Jinsung ^a   Lee, Sungyoung ^a   Lee, Young Koo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTISTRY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ALVEOLAR BONE; CONTOUR EXTRACTION ALGORITHM; ORTHODONTIC SURGERY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34548599810     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.(2007)51:4(328)     Document Type: Article

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