Model-Based Detection of Lung Nodules in Computed Tomography Exams: Thoracic Computer-Aided Diagnosis

Academic Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-266

  McCulloch, Colin C ^a   Kaucic, Robert A ^a   Mendonça, Paulo R S ^a   Walter, Deborah J ^a   Avila, Ricardo S ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

CAD; Classification; Lung cancer screening; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 1442354645     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)00729-3     Document Type: Article

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