Color segmentation and fractal analysis of breast thermograms

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Breast Imaging

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 373-398

  Tavakol, Mahnaz Etehad ^a,b   Ng, Yin Kwee E ^c   Lucas, Caro ^d   Sadri, Saeed ^a,b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR SEGMENTATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84886236792     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1117/3.899757.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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