Image segmentation of secondary septa in lungs

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105081-105087

  Wu, H S ^a   Deligdisch, L ^a   Fiel, M I ^a   Schiano, T ^b   Gil, J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMEN REGIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS; THRESHOLDING;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84867193185     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: 19433522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2011.55.1.010508     Document Type: Article

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