Comparison of coordinate measurement precision of different landmark types on human crania using a 3D laser scanner and a 3D digitiser: Implications for applications of digital morphometrics

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 535-543

  Sholts, S B ^a   Flores, L ^a   Walker, P L ^a   Warmlander S K T S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Craniometrics; Digital morphometrics; Laser scanning; Measurement precision; Observer error; Three dimensional models

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053084189     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1156     Document Type: Article

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