Computer-generated index for evaluation of idiopathic scoliosis in digital chest images: A comparison with digital measurement

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Tang, Fuk Hay ^a   Chan, Lawrence W C ^a   Lau, Hin Pong ^a   Tsui, Po Yan ^a   Cheung, Chi Wa ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chest radiographs; Classification; Computer aided diagnosis (CAD); Fuzzy logic

Indexed keywords

CHEST IMAGES; CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION INDICES; CLINICAL STAVES; COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS (CAD); DIGITAL MEASUREMENTS; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSISES; INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS; PEARSON'S CORRELATIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; QUANTITATIVE METHODS; RELIABLE; SPINAL CURVATURES;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTERS; CORRELATION METHODS; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; FUZZY LOGIC; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL TESTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 54949091118     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-007-9050-7     Document Type: Article

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