Neural networks aided stone detection in thick slab MRCP images

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 711-719

  Logeswaran, Rajasvaran ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biliary stones detection; Cholangiopancreatography; Computer aided diagnosis; Disease detection; Magnetic resonance; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; DISEASE CONTROL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL NETWORKS;

BILIARY STONES DETECTION; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ALGORITHMS; BILIARY TRACT; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 33747011066     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-006-0083-8     Document Type: Article

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