Ignorance functions. An application to the calculation of the threshold in prostate ultrasound images

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-36

  Bustince, H ^a   Pagola, M ^a   Barrenechea, E ^a   Fernandez, J ^a   Melo Pinto, P ^b   Couto, P ^b   Tizhoosh, H R ^c   Montero, J ^d  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ignorance function; Image thresholding; Interval valued fuzzy entropy; Interval valued fuzzy set; Ultrasound images

Indexed keywords

FUZZY ENTROPY; IMAGE THRESHOLDING; INTERVAL-VALUED; INTERVAL-VALUED FUZZY SETS; ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; FUZZY SETS; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 70450222743     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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