Semi-automatic detection of scoliotic rib borders using chest radiographs

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 533-537

  Plourde, F ^a,b   Cheriet, F ^a,b   Dansereau, J ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION;

3D RECONSTRUCTION; CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; CHEST X-RAY IMAGE; CLINICAL APPLICATION; CLINICAL INDICES; DETECTION METHODS; DETECTION TECHNIQUES; STEREORADIOGRAPHY;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RIB; SCOLIOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; QUEBEC; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 39049175612     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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