Enhancement filter for computer-aided detection of pulmonary nodules on thoracic CT images

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1200-1205

  Yu, Yang ^a   Zhao, Hong ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomedical image; Image enhancement; Nodule detection; Undecimated wavelet; Yu matrix

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PULMONARY DISEASES; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; BIOMEDICAL IMAGE; NODULE DETECTION; UNDECIMATED WAVELETS; YU MATRIX;

RADIOLOGY;

EID: 34547550908     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISDA.2006.253783     Document Type: Conference Paper

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