Visualization and quantitative analysis of lung microstructure using micro CT images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5369, Issue , 2004, Pages 431-438

  Yamamoto, Tetsuo ^a   Kubo, Mitsuru ^a   Kawata, Yoshiki ^a   Niki, Noboru ^a   Matsui, Eisuke ^b   Omatsu, Hironobu ^c   Moriyama, Noriyuki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Environ Med Res Institute of Gifu   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alveolus; Bronchiole; Fly through; Lung distal structures; Micro CT images

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PULMONARY DISEASES; TUMORS;

ALVEOLUS; BRONCHIOLE; FLY-THROUGH; LUNG DISTAL STRUCTURES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 3042542581     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.534769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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