Adaptive partial median filter for early CT signs of acute cerebral infarction

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-115

  Lee, Yongbum ^a   Takahashi, Noriyuki ^b   Tsai, Du Yih ^a   Ishii, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SENDAI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute cerebral infarction; Computer aided diagnosis (CAD); Edge preserving; Improved median filter; Noise reduction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FILTER; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION STUDY; VISIBILITY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 34547186072     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-007-0123-3     Document Type: Article

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