CHARACTERIZING THE TRABECULAR BONE TISSUE OF THE TOCO TOUCAN BILL

Author(s)

Comin, Cesar H. ; Viana, Matheus P. ; Henning, Barbara ; dos Santos, Thais M. P. ; Lopes, Ricardo T. ; dos Reis, Sergio F. ; Costa, Luciano da F. ; IEEE

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: 2018 25TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (ICIP); v. N/A, p. 5-pg., 2018-01-01.

Abstract

The most beautiful recognizable feature of the toco toucan is its large and colorful bill. Despite its importance, such as in feeding and acting as a thermal regulator, few systematic approaches have been proposed for characterizing its structural organization. A framework for identifying and characterizing the trabecular bone tissue located inside the bill is reported in this work. An image processing pipeline for segmenting the trabecular bones is proposed, followed by the derivation of a 3D coordinate system defined by the shape of the bill. These coordinates are then used for further characterization of the mass distribution inside the bill. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/50761-2 - Models and methods of e-Science for life and agricultural sciences
• Grantee: Roberto Marcondes Cesar Junior
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/18942-8 - Associating Complex Networks with Effective Feature Spaces
• Grantee: Cesar Henrique Comin
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 15/22308-2 - Intermediate representations in Computational Science for knowledge discovery
• Grantee: Roberto Marcondes Cesar Junior
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants