Determination of fish gender using fractal analysis of ultrasound images

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 519-524

  McEvoy, Fintan J ^a   Tomkiewicz, Jonna ^b   StØttrup, Josianne G ^b   Overton, Julie L ^b   McEvoy, Conni ^c   Svalastoga, Eiliv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fish; Fractal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FRACTALS; GADUS MORHUA; GONADS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS);

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 69249147420     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01568.x     Document Type: Article

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