Three-dimensional segmentation of the tumor mass in computed tomographic images of neuroblastoma

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5370 I, Issue , 2004, Pages 475-483

  Deglint, Hanford J ^a   Rangayyan, Rangaraj M ^a   Boag, Graham S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D image segmentation; Computed tomography; Fuzzy connectivity; Neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; FUZZY SETS; NEUROLOGY; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURGERY; TUMORS;

3D IMAGE SEGMENTATION; FUZZY CONNECTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; NEUROBLASTOMA;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 5644283564     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.534559     Document Type: Conference Paper

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