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ISBI
2004
IEEE
16 years 7 months ago
Search Space Partitioning Using Convex Hull and Concavity Features for Fast Medical Image Retrieval
A new approach is presented for partitioning an image database by classifying and indexing the convex hull shapes and the number of region concavities. The result is a significant...
Phillip Mlsna, Nikolay Sirakov
CSIE
2009
IEEE
16 years 1 months ago
Evaluating Clustering Algorithms: Cluster Quality and Feature Selection in Content-Based Image Clustering
The paper presents an evaluation of four clustering algorithms: k-means, average linkage, complete linkage, and Ward’s method, with the latter three being different hierarchical...
Mesfin Sileshi, Björn Gambäck
ICRA
2009
IEEE
130views Robotics» more  ICRA 2009»
16 years 1 months ago
Mechanics of bending, torsion, and variable precurvature in multi-tube active cannulas
— Active cannulas are a relatively new continuum robot subclass characterized by their use of preshaped tubes that transmit bending moments as they slide within one another and a...
D. Caleb Rucker, Robert J. Webster
SIGGRAPH
1997
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Anatomically based modeling
We describe an improved, anatomically based approach to modeling and animating animals. Underlying muscles, bones, and generalized tissue are modeled as triangle meshes or ellipso...
Jane Wilhelms, Allen Van Gelder
AVBPA
2003
Springer
146views Biometrics» more  AVBPA 2003»
15 years 10 months ago
Dental Biometrics: Human Identification Using Dental Radiographs
Abstract. The goal of forensic dentistry is to identify people based on their dental records, mainly as radiograph images. In this paper we attempt to set forth the foundations of ...
Anil K. Jain, Hong Chen, Silviu Minut