| Lecture 1- |
Digital Image Representation -
Black-and-White and Multi-Color. Different Formats of Image Files. |
| Lecture 2- |
Preliminary
Processing Steps for Image Sharpening and Correct Image Identification
by Noise Elimination. Concept of Thresholding. |
| Lecture 3- |
Automatic Contour
Determination. Methods for Estimation of Areas of Closed Figures
and Perimeter Estimation. |
| Lecture 4- |
Application of the above to
Automatic Counting of Particles in Images from Optical Microscopes and
Scanning Electron Microscopes. Demonstration of IMAGANAL
Software. |
| Lecture 5- |
Particle Circularity
Estimation. Correlation of Circularity to Sphericity.
Methods of Sphericity Estimation and Summary of Standard Values in
Tables. |
| Lecture 6- |
Particle Shape
Characterization by Fourier Transform Techniques. |
| Lecture 7- |
Estimation of Fourier
Coefficients and Application to Pattern Recognition. |
| Lecture 8- |
Novel Method for Sphericity
Determination using Blaine Apparatus. |
| Lecture 9- |
Three Worked-out Examples
Illustrating the Utility of the above Novel Method |
| Lecture 10- |
Demonstration of SHAPANAL
Software. |
| Lecture 11- |
Integration of IMAGANAL
and SHAPANAL with SIZEANAL.
Demonstration of SIZEANAL Software -
Microscopy Version |