Automatic segmentation of lung fields from radiographic images of SARS patients using a new graph cuts algorithm

Proceedings - International Conference on Pattern Recognition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 271-274

  Shifeng, Chen ^a   Liangliang, Cao ^a   Jianzhuang, Liu ^a   Xiaoou, Tang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; GRAPH THEORY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION;

BOUNDARY DISCONTINUITY; MORPHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS);

PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 34047213549     PISSN: 10514651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICPR.2006.304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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