A comparison of 2D vs. 3D thresholding of X-ray CT imagery

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-412

  Elliot, Thomas R ^a   Heck, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D; Computed tomography; Segmentation; Soil; Threshold

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; SEGMENTATION; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL SCIENCE; THRESHOLD; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 35348974662     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS06017     Document Type: Article

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