Computerized quantification of structures within ovarian cysts using ultrasound images

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-200

  Zimmer, Yair ^a   Tepper, Ron ^b   Akselrod, Solange ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Ultrasound Unit   (Israel)

Author keywords

Convex deficiency; Convex hull; Image processing; Mathematical morphology; Ovarian cyst; Papillation; Septation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING;

OVARIAN CYSTS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; B SCAN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGY; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MORPHOLOGY; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OVARIAN CYSTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033083407     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(98)00150-1     Document Type: Article

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