Quantitative analysis of nanostructures' shape and distribution in micrographs using image analysis

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-35

  Impoco, G ^a   Fuca N ^a   Pasta, C ^a   Caccamo, M ^a   Licitra, G ^a,b  

^a CoRFiLaC Consorzio Ricerca Filiera Lattiero Casearia ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food microstructure; Image analysis; Microscopy; Milk; Quantitative analysis

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; DESCRIPTORS; GROUP CLASSIFICATION; MILK; MILK TREATMENT; PROBABILITY THRESHOLD; REJECTION RATIOS; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP; TREATED MILK; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

ABILITY TESTING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AUTOMATION; GRAPHICAL METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MILK; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHAPE;

EID: 84858712088     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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