HDF: Heat diffusion fields for polyp detection in CT colonography

Signal Processing

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2407-2416

  Konukoglu E ^a   Acar, B ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer aided detection; Computer aided diagnosis; CT colonography; Diffusion filtering; Diffusion pattern; Polyp detection; Polyp enhancement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ONCOGENIC VIRUSES; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION; CT COLONOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION FILTERING; POLYP DETECTION; POLYP ENHANCEMENT;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34249822787     PISSN: 01651684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sigpro.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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