A semi-automatic method to extract canal pathways in 3D micro-CT images of Octocorals.

The long-term goal of our study is to understand the internal organization of the octocoral stem canals, as well as their physiological and functional role in the growth of the colonies, and finally to assess the influence of climatic changes on this species. Here we focus on imaging tools, namely a...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Morales Pinzón, Maciej Orkisz, Catalina María Rodríguez Useche, Juan Sebastián Torres González, Stanislas Teillaud, Juan Armando Sánchez, Marcela Hernández Hoyos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3900427?pdf=render