Research Article

A Semiautomatic Segmentation Algorithm for Extracting the Complete Structure of Acini from Synchrotron Micro-CT Images

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Two-dimensional illustration for the extraction of acinus. (a) Two neighbouring alveoli before erosion. (Blue shows preeroded region.) (b) Two neighbouring alveoli after erosion. (c) Dilation of the acinus to the original location.
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