An optimal level sets method for lung nodules detection in CT images

Proceedings - ISDA 2006: Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 251-255

  Wei, Ying ^a   Xu, Xin He ^a   Jia, Tong ^a   Zhao, Da Zhe ^a  

^a Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY INFORMATION; CHAN-VESE'S IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTIMAL LEVEL SETS;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION THEORY; MEDICAL IMAGING; ROBUST CONTROL;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 34547528337     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISDA.2006.253841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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