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I N D E X (digital)

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3D reconstruction

A

A/D converter

A/D converter

aberrations

ACP

adaptive thresholding

aerial photographs

agglomerate

ALU

amplitude

analogue (thresholding)

analogue to digital conversion

analogue to digital conversion

analogue video

anti-coincidence point

architecture - purpose designed

architecture - general

area

area fill ratio

area fraction

area fraction

array processor

assembly language

automatic focus

automatic focus

automatic focus

automatic focus

automatic threshold setting

autoradiography

autoradiography

axes of symmetry

B

back-scattered electrons

background

bar chart

BASIC

Bausch and Lomb

Bausch and Lomb

Bayesian classification

binary image

binary image

binary image

binary image store

bit-slice processor

bit-slice technology

bivariate histograms

blob

blob

Boolean operations

Bouguer-Beer absorption law

boundary

boundary chain coding

boundary chain coding

boundary chain coding

breadth

brightness

brightness

C

C (computer language)

C. Zeiss (Oberkochen)

calibration

calibration

calibration

Cambridge Instruments

camera

camera

cartesian co-ordinates

cartography

CCD camera

central processor unit

central processor unit

centre of mass

centre of mass

Chalnicon

charge-coupled device

chord sizing

chords

chromosomes

chromosomes

class

classification

classification

closing

co-ordinates

compiler program

conditional thickening

connectivity analysis

connectivity analysis

convex hull

convex perimeter

convex perimeter

convolution

corner

corner

corner logic

correlated measurements

count

covariance

cursor

cursor

curvature

curvature

D

data display

data processing

data processing

data reduction

deagglomeration

delay line

delineation

delineation

delineator

densitometric measurements

densitometry

densitometry

derived parameters

detected image

detection

differential operator

digital computer

digitisation

digitisation

digitising tablet

digitising tablet

dilation

dilation

distribution

DOG operator

dosimetry

drum scanner

dynamic range

E

E. Leitz (wetzlar)

earthing

edge errors

edge errors

edge finding

edge finding

electron nmicroscope

electronic noise

elongation

end count

energy level digitisation

epidiascope

equivalent circle diameter

equivalent circle diameter

erosion

erosion

errors, thresholding

errors, thresholding

F

false colour

false colour

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)

feature

feature

Feret diameter

Feret diameter

field area

field meaurements

field meaurements

filter

Fischmeister

floppy disc

floppy disc

flying spot analysers

Forth

Fortran

Fourier analysis

Fourier transform

fractal dimension

frame generator

Freeman chain coding

full feature count

G

gamma

gamma

gamma

Gaussian operator

geometrical ndistortion in SEMs

glare

glare

grain boundary

grain size

grain size distribution

grain size distribution

graphics

grey image

grey image store

grey level

grey level

grey level

grey level

guard region

H

hardware, dedicated for LUT

high level language

histogram

histogram

histogramming

histograms

holes

holes

homogeneous co-ordinates

Hotelling transform

hue

I

IEEE interface

IEEE-148

image analysis, definition of

image analysis, steps in

image analysis, applications of

image capture

image dissector

image enhancement

image intensifier

image memory

image memory

image orthicon

image processing, definition of

image processing, architecture

image storage

image storage

inclusion

industrial inspection

industrial inspection

industrial machine vision

infra-red

infra-red flash

integrated optical density

integration (light)

integration time

intensity

intercept

interface length

interlace

interpreted (language)

isometric graph

J

Joyce Loebl

Joyce Loebl

Joyce Loebl

joystick

K

Karhunen-Loeve transform

karyogram

karyogram

Kontron

L

lag

Landsat

Laplacian operator

Ledicon

Leitz

length

length fraction

light pen

light pen

linear array

linear camera

linear correlation

linear operators

Lisp

live image

live video

look-up table

look-up table

LUT

M

machine code

machine vision

machine vision

macro viewer

macro viewer

Magiscan 1

Magiscan 2

Magiscan 2

Martin diameter

mask

mathematical morphology

mathematical morphology

Matheron

matrix transforms

MAXMIN operator

mean chord

mean curvature

mean curvature

mean free path

mean free path

mean free path

mean linear intercept

measuring

measuring frame

measuring frame

median filter

medical applications

menu

menu-style program

Mexican hat filter

micro-nuclei

microcode

microdensitometer

microdensitometry

microprocessor

microprogramming

motorised stage

motorised stage

mouse

multiphase solid

multiple Feret

N

nested processing

nesting (of objects)

Newvicon

nodes

noise

non-linear operator

non-linearity

number

O

object

object detection

object measurements

object measurements

object-specific measurements

objects

opening

operating system

operating system

optical density

optical density

optical resolution

orientation

overlay

P

parallel processing

parallelepiped classifier

paralysis

Pascal

pattern recognition

pel

perimeter

perimeter

petrography

phases

photometric measurements

pixel

pixels, square

Plumbicon

pointset

position

printer

programmable video interface

programmable video interface

projection

projections

Prolog

pseudo-colour

pseudo-colour display

Q

quantification

Quantimet 720

Quantimet 720

Quantimet 720

Quantimet 900

Quantimet B

R

radiographs

RAM

RAM camera

random access memory (RAM)

random access memory (RAM)

randomised mean chord

raster

read only memory (ROM)

real colour

recursive procedure

region (of object)

region growing

relaxation

remote sensing

remote sensing

resolution

resolution

resolution

resolution, effect on perimeter

RGB

Roberts

robotic vision

robotic vision

robots

roughness

RS232

rubber sheet transformations

run-length encoding

run-length encoding

S

Saltikov corrections

sample preparation

sampling

satellite images

satellite images

saturation

sealing (automatic / linear / logarithmic)

scanning electron microscope (SEM)

scanning electron microscope (SEM)

scanning electron microscope (SEM)

scanning line

scanning transmissionelectron microscope (STEM)

scattergrams

secondary electron image

segmentation

segmentation

segmentation

SEM

sensitivity

serial architecture

Serra J

Serra J

shading

shading correction

shading correction

shading correction

shape

shape

shape factor

shape factor

shape factor

shape factor, using

shrinkage

sieving

size

size distribution

skeletons

slice

slice

slicing

slow scan

slow scan

Sobel

software

software, use for shading correction

solid state (sensor)

solid state camera

spatial grey level dependence

spectral response

spectral response

spectral response

statistical techniques

statistics

steel

steel industry

STEM

stereology

strings

structuring analysis

structuring elements

synchronisation input

T

task chain

TEM

template

text display

texture

texture analysis

thermionic tube

thresholding

thresholding

timebase

topological count

topological count

tracker ball

training area

transmission

transmission electron microscope (TEM)

TV camera

TV raster

TV raster

TV raster

U

UCSD Pascal

ultimate erosion

unique counting point

unique counting point

V

VDU

vector

video amplifier

video camera

video signal

video tape recorder

video tape recorder

vidicon

volume fraction

W

Weibel

wildfire

Winchester disc

Winchester disc

X

x-ray image

Y

Z

zoom

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