Improved segmentation of ultrasound images for fetal biometry using morphological operators

Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 459-462

  Shrimali, Vibhakar ^a   Anand, R S ^b   Kumar, Vinod ^b  

^a Department of Training and Technical Education Govt of Delhi ^*  (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POINT CONTACTS; ULTRASONICS;

AUTOMATION ALGORITHMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FETAL ULTRASOUND IMAGES; GESTATIONAL AGE; LENGTH MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGICAL OPERATOR; REPRODUCIBILITIES; ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 77950983499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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