An application of image processing techniques in computed tomography image analysis

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 528-534

  McEvoy, Fintan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Image analysis; ImageJ

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGE PROCESSING; RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35448989388     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2007.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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