Repeatability and noise robustness of spicularity features for computer aided characterization of pulmonary nodules in CT

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6915, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Wiemker, Rafael ^a   Opfer, Roland ^a   Bülow, Thomas ^a   Kabus, Sven ^a   Dharaiya, Ekta ^b  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^b Philips Medical System CT   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided diagnosis; Indeterminate nodule; Low dose CT; Nodule margin characteristics; Shape index; Solitary pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; DRUG DOSAGE;

INDETERMINATE NODULE; NODULE MARGIN CHARACTERISTICS; SHAPE INDEX; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 44349099106     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.765132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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