A multi-thresholding algorithm for sizing out of focus particles

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 78-92

  Ju, Dehao ^a   Shrimpton, John S ^a   Hearn, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Kind Consumer Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depth of field; digital image analysis; droplet sizing; multi threshold method

Indexed keywords

DEPTH OF FIELD; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; DROPLET SIZING; GLASS SPHERES; MULTITHRESHOLD; OPTICAL SET-UP; OUT-OF-FOCUS; SMALL PARTICLES; THRESHOLD METHODS;

ALGORITHMS; DROPS; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84862573597     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201100032     Document Type: Article

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