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Practical guide to image analysis.

LIBRA TN690 .P6448 2000
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
ASM International.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Metallography.
Image analysis.
Physical Description:
x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Materials Park, Ohio : ASM International, [2000]
Contents:
Chapter 1 Image Analysis: Historical Perspective / Don Laferty 1
Video Microscopy 2
Beginnings: 1960s 4
Growth: 1970s 6
Maturity: 1980s 8
Desktop Imaging: 1990s 10
Truly Digital: 2000 and Beyond 12
Chapter 2 Introduction to Stereological Principles / George F. Vander Voort 15
Sampling 17
Specimen Preparation 18
Volume Fraction 19
Number per Unit Area 22
Intersections and Interceptions per Unit Length 23
Grain-Structure Measurements 23
Inclusion Content 31
Measurement Statistics 32
Image Analysis 33
Chapter 3 Specimen Preparation for Image Analysis / George F. Vander Voort 35
Sampling 35
Sectioning 37
Specimen Mounting 40
Grinding 46
Polishing 49
Examples of Preparation Procedures 56
Etching 61
Chapter 4 Principles of Image Analysis / James C. Grande, General Electric Research, Development Center 75
Image Considerations 75
Image Storage and Compression 80
Image Acquisition 80
Image Processing 82
Feature Discrimination 88
Binary Image Processing 92
Chapter 5 Measurements / John J. Friel 101
Contrast Mechanisms 101
Direct Measurements 102
Field Measurements 102
Feature Specific Measurements 110
Derived Measurements 115
Field Measurements 115
Feature-Specific Derived Measurements 122
Standard Methods 126
Chapter 6 Characterization of Particle Dispersion / Mahmoud T. Shehata 129
Number Density Variation Technique 131
Nearest-Neighbor Spacing Distribution 132
Dilation and Counting Technique 134
Dirichlet Tessellation Technique 137
Tessellation by Dilation Technique 141
Chapter 7 Analysis and Interpretation / Leczek Wojnar, Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski 145
Microstructure-Property Relationships 145
Essential Characteristics for Microstructure Description 150
Parameters and Their Evaluation 154
Sampling Strategy and Its Effect on Results 162
Bias Introduced by Specimen Preparation and Image Acquisition 165
Bias Introduced by Image Processing and Digital Measurements 171
Estimating Basic Characteristics 183
Data Interpretation 186
Chapter 8 Applications / Dennis W. Hetzner 203
Gray Images 204
Image Measurements 211
Image Segmentation (Thresholding) 214
Image Amendment 222
Field and Feature-Specific Measurements 224
Feature-Specific Distributions 234
Chapter 9 Color Image Processing / Vito Smolej 257
Modeling Color 257
Color Spaces 258
Electronic Recording of Color Images 261
Color Images 263
Color Image Processing 265
RGB-HLS Model Conversion 265
Color Processing and Enhancement 266
Color Discrimination 267
Color Measurement 269
Quantitative Example: Determining Phase Volume Content 269.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0871706881
OCLC:
44592610

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