said orientation field is computed by deriving a gradient field through 2D convolution on said image and then extracting a principal component of {TAIL ~ the gradient field} over {HEAD ~ a sliding window} of fixed size using principal component analysis 
said orientation field is computed by deriving a gradient field through 2D convolution on said image and then extracting a principal component of { TAIL ~ the gradient field } over { HEAD ~ a sliding window } of fixed size using principal component analysis
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