Nodule detection algorithm based on multi-slice CT images for lung cancer screening

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5370 II, Issue , 2004, Pages 1083-1090

  Saita, Shinsuke ^a   Oda, Tomokazu ^a   Kubo, Mitsuru ^a   Kawata, Yoshiki ^a   Niki, Noboru ^a   Sasagawa, Michizou ^b   Ohmatsu, Hironobu ^c   Kakinuma, Ryutaro ^d   Kaneko, Masahiro ^e   Kusumoto, Masahiko ^e   Eguchi, Kenji ^f   Nishiyama, Hiroyuki ^g   Mori, Kiyoshi ^e   Moriyama, Noriyuki ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Tochigi Public Health Service Association   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g Social Hlth Ins Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 D algorithm; CAD system; Chest structure; Lung cancer; Multi slice CT images

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

3-D ALGORITHMS; CAD CYSTEM; CHEST STRUCTURE; LUNG CANCER; MULTI-SLICE CT IMAGES;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

EID: 5644233833     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.534826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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