This paper studies how the performance of a 3D face recognition system is affected by compression. A novel lossy compression technique tailored for registered 3D data along with a scheme for 3D face registration and recognition are presented and the results discussed. The proposed scheme achieves a significant compression ratio (factor of 35) without the loss of recognition performance. 2009 El...

In this paper, a new practical implementation of a person verification system using features of longitudinal section and transection and other facial, rotation compensated 3D face image, is proposed. The approach works by finding the nose tip that has a protrusion shape on the face. In feature recognition of 3D face image, one has to take into consideration the orientated frontal posture to nor...

Advances in chemistry and physics have profound effects on neuroimaging. Current and future progress in these disciplines will continue to aid in efforts to visualize neural circuitry, particularly in deeper layers of the brain.

ABSTXACT This paper describes the study of the possibility of x-ray stress measurement in which stresses are obtained by analyzing the whole of one diffraction ring detected with a two-dimensional x-ray detector called an imaging plate (IP). The theory of the stress determination proposed by Taira et al (1978) was shown and advanced to make measurable all plane stress components. The experiment...

Two canonical representations for regularization of unit sphere functions encountered in the context of high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) are discussed. One of these is based on spherical harmonic decomposition, and its one-parameter extension via Tikhonov regularization. This case is well-established, and is mainly reviewed for the sake of completeness. The second one is new, a...

Imperfections in the spotlight: fluorescence microscopy was used to detect defects in metal-organic frameworks formed during synthesis. In contrast to currently available techniques, confocal fluorescence microscopy offers the advantage of three-dimensional imaging at the single-crystal level combined with the sensitivity required to study the start of defect formation.

introduction: raising the knowledge of skeletal and soft tissue changes with aging has been highly essential due to an increasing demand for aesthetic facial surgery following aging. the aim of this study is to evaluate the three dimensional computed tomographic images and process of changes in mandible with aging. materials and methods: in this descriptive study, the facial ct scans were obtai...

3D printing is a form of rapid prototyping technology, which has led to innovative new applications in biomedicine. It facilitates the production of highly accurate three dimensional objects from substrate materials. The inherent accuracy and other properties of 3D printing have allowed it to have exciting applications in anatomy education and surgery, with the specialty of neurosurgery having ...