Segmentation and analysis of the glomerular basement membrane using active contour models

IET Conference Publications

Volumn , Issue 540 CP, 2008, Pages

  Rangayyan, R M ^a   Kamenetsky, I ^a   Benediktsson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active contour models; Glomerular basement membrane; Segmentation; Skeletonization; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTOUR MODELS; GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; SEGMENTATION; SKELETONIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BUILDINGS; EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PROCESSING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 67549089877     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp:20080442     Document Type: Conference Paper

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