Perceptual image segmentation using fuzzy-based hierarchical algorithm and its application to images dermoscopy

SMCia/08 - Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Conference on Soft Computing on Industrial Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 66-71

  Maeda, J ^a   Kawano, A ^a   Yamauchi, S ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Marcal A R S ^b   Mendonca T ^b  

^a MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY REFINEMENTS; COLOR FEATURES; DERMOSCOPY; DERMOSCOPY IMAGES; HIERARCHICAL ALGORITHM; HIERARCHICAL SEGMENTATION; NATURAL COLOR IMAGES; NATURAL COLORS; PERCEPTUAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION; TEXTURE FEATURES;

COLOR; COMPUTER SCIENCE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MERGING; SOFT COMPUTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 70349300430     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SMCIA.2008.5045937     Document Type: Conference Paper

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