Preprocessing methods for nodule detection in lung CT

International Congress Series

Volumn 1281, Issue , 2005, Pages 1099-1103

  Delogu, P ^a   Cheran, S C ^b   De Mitri, I ^c   De Nunzio, G ^c   Fantacci, M E ^a   Fauci, F ^d   Gargano, G ^e   Lopez Torres, E ^f   Massafra, R ^e   Oliva, P ^g   Preite Martinez, A ^a   Raso, G ^d   Retico, A ^a   Stumbo, S ^g   Tata, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^f CAEDEN   (Cuba)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low dose lung MSCT; Lung nodules detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646462059     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.03.183     Document Type: Article

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