Skeletal structures

Mathematics and Visualization

Volumn 0, Issue 9783540332640, 2008, Pages 145-183

  Biasotti, Silvia ^a   Attali, Dominique ^b   Boissonnat, Jean Daniel ^c   Edelsbrunner, Herbert ^d,e   Elber, Gershon ^f   Mortara, Michela ^a   di Baja, Gabriella Sanniti ^g   Spagnuolo, Michela ^a   Tanase, Mirela ^h   Veltkamp, Remco ^h  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b GIPSA LAB   (France)

^c INRIA   (France)

^d Duke University   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^g CNR   (Italy)

^h UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE AMOUNTS; MEDIAL AXIS; SHAPE DESCRIPTORS; SKELETAL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTOR;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 84919926575     PISSN: 16123786     EISSN: 2197666X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-33265-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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