Articles | Volume 13, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1475-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1475-2022
Research article
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27 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 27 Sep 2022

Detecting micro fractures: a comprehensive comparison of conventional and machine-learning-based segmentation methods

Dongwon Lee, Nikolaos Karadimitriou, Matthias Ruf, and Holger Steeb

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