Diagnosis of lung nodule using semivariogram and geometric measures in computerized tomography images

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-38

  Silva, Aristófanes C ^a   Carvalho, Paulo Cezar P ^b   Gattass, Marcelo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b IMPA   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Convexity; Extrinsic; Intrinsic curvature index; Lung nodule; Semivariogram; Sphericity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; PULMONARY DISEASES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES; CONVEXITY INDEX; GEOSTATISTICAL FUNCTIONS; LUNG NODULE;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG NODULE; ROC CURVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20444396550     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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