A semi-automatic method for neuron centerline extraction in confocal microscopic image stack

2008 5th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, Proceedings, ISBI

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 959-962

  Lee, Ping Chang ^a   Ching, Yu Tai ^a   Chang, H M ^b   Chiang, Ann Shyn ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Centerline extraction; Confocal microscopy; Minimum path finding; Neuronal structure; Projection neuron

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MILITARY OPERATIONS; NEURONS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

CENTERLINE EXTRACTION; IMAGE STACKING; MINIMUM PATH FINDING; NEURONAL STRUCTURE; PROJECTION NEURON;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 51049108355     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISBI.2008.4541157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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