Computerized analysis of abnormal asymmetry in digital chest radiographs: Evaluation of potential utility

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-42

  Armato III, Samuel G ^a   Giger, Maryellen L ^a   MacMahon, Heber ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

DIGITAL POSTEROANTERIOR CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (PACS); RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS (ROC);

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DATABASES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0032589027     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168625     Document Type: Article

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