Channelized detection filters for detecting tumors in nuclear medical images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3034, Issue , 1997, Pages 457-466

  Hutton, Derek A ^a   Strickland, Robin N ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Channelized filters; Matched filters; Signal detection

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE ACCESS INTERFERENCE; OBJECT RECOGNITION; ONCOLOGY; OPTICAL RECEIVERS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TUMORS;

CHALLENGING PROBLEMS; CHANNEL CONFIGURATIONS; CHANNELIZED FILTERS; DETECTABILITY; DETECTION ALGORITHMS; DETECTION FILTERS; MATCHED FILTERS; NON STATIONARIES; NUCLEAR MEDICAL IMAGES; PAPER ADDRESSES; PERFORMANCE MEASURES; PREWHITENING MATCHED FILTERS; REALISTIC CONDITIONS; SIMULATED IMAGES; STATIONARY NOISES; TUMOR SIZES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0001226566     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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