Computerized detection of pulmonary embolism in 3D computed tomographic (CT) images: Vessel tracking and segmentation techniques

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5032 III, Issue , 2003, Pages 1613-1620

  Zhou, Chuan ^a   Hadjiiski, Lubomir M ^a   Sahiner, Berkman ^a   Chan, Heang Ping ^a   Patel, Smita ^a   Cascade, Philip N ^a   Kazerooni, Ella A ^a   Wei, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided detection; Image segmentation; Pulmonary embolism; Vessel tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; TISSUE;

PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0042922565     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.481369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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