Curvature-based internal structure analysis of pulmonary nodules using thoracic 3D CT images

Systems and Computers in Japan

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 9-19

  Kawata, Yoshiki ^a   Niki, Noboru ^a   Ohmatsu, Hironobu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D curvature; Internal structure; Pulmonary nodule; Qualitative diagnosis of lung cancer; Thoracic 3D CT image

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

PULMONARY NODULES;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

EID: 0035481709     PISSN: 08821666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/scj.1066     Document Type: Article

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