?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Chromosome+Segmentation+and+Investigations+using+Generalized+Gradient+Vector+Flow+Active+Contours&rft.creator=Prabhu+Britto%2C+Albert&rft.creator=Ravindran%2C+Gurubatham&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=We+investigated+Generalized+Gradient+Vector+Flow+Active+Contours+as+a+suitable+boundary+mapping+technique+for+Chromosome+spread+images+which+have+variability+in+shape+and+size%2C+expecting+to+yield+a+robust+segmentation+scheme+that+can+be+used+for+segmentation+of+similar+class+of+images+based+on+optimal+set+of+parameter+values.+It+is+found+experimentally+that+a+unique+set+of+parameter+values+is+required+for+boundary+mapping+each+chromosome+image.+Characterization+studies+have+established+that+each+parameter+has+an+optimal+range+of+values+within+which+good+boundary+mapping+results+can+be+obtained+in+similar+class+of+images.+Statistical+testing+validates+the+experimental+results.%0A&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya+Bevinje%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2005-08&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4552%2F1%2F2005-2-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Prabhu+Britto%2C+Albert+and+Ravindran%2C+Gurubatham++(2005)+Chromosome+Segmentation+and+Investigations+using+Generalized+Gradient+Vector+Flow+Active+Contours.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4552%2F