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Title Page

4 Manual Delineation

Appendix A

Contents

5 Parameter Setting

Appendix B

1 Introduction

6 Results

Appendix C

2 Literature Survey

7 Discussion

Colour Plates

3 Algorithm Development

8 Conclusion

References