The IRMA code for unique classification of medical images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5033, Issue , 2003, Pages 440-451

  Lehmann, Thomas M ^a   Schubert, Henning ^a   Keysers, Daniel ^a   Konnen, Michael ^a   Wein, Berthold B ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR); Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM); Image Classification Code; Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS); Standardized Nomenclature

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CONTENT BASED RETRIEVAL; IMAGE CODING; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TERMINOLOGY;

DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATION IN MEDICINE (DICOM);

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0042421547     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480677     Document Type: Conference Paper

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