A Recognition Method of Lung Nodule Shadows in X-Ray CT Images Using 3D Object Models

International Journal of Image and Graphics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 533-545

  Takizawa, Hotaka ^a   Shigemoto, Kanae ^a   Yamamoto, Shinji ^a   Matsumoto, Tohru ^b   Tateno, Yukio ^b   Iinuma, Takeshi ^b   Matsumoto, Mitsuomi ^c  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D object models; Computer Aided diagnosis (CAD) system; recognition of lung nodule shadows; template matching; X ray CT images

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; TEMPLATE MATCHING; X RAYS;

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3D OBJECT; BLOOD VESSEL MODELS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS(CAD); FALSE POSITIVE; LUNG NODULE; RECOGNITION METHODS; X RAY CT IMAGES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 5644278609     PISSN: 02194678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219467803001172     Document Type: Article

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