Fully automated system for three-dimensional bronchial morphology analysis using volumetric multidetector computed tomography of the chest

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-139

  Venkatraman, Raman ^a   Raman, Raghav ^a   Raman, Bhargav ^a   Moss, Richard B ^a   Rubin, Geoffrey D ^a   Mathers, Lawrence H ^a   Robinson, Terry E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated measurement; Automation algorithm; Bronchial morphology; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

3D LOCALIZATION; AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT; AUTOMATION ALGORITHM; BRONCHIAL MORPHOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PULMONARY DISEASES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

AIRWAY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRONCHUS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DIGITAL IMAGING; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VOLUMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33748891600     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-005-9240-0     Document Type: Article

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