Mathematical analysis techniques of frontal sinus morphology, with emphasis on Homo

Anatomical Record

Volumn 291, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1455-1478

  Prossinger, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation function; Discrete Fourier transform; Eden model; Fractals; Frontal sinuses; Ljung Box statistic; Masticatory stress; Paranasal sinuses; Pinning; Sigmoid function; Singular value decomposition; Stationary time series; Supraorbital torus; Yule Walker algorithm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; FOSSIL; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRONTAL SINUS; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOSSILS; FRACTALS; FRONTAL SINUS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 58149348579     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20783     Document Type: Article

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