Correction of lung boundary using the gradient and intensity distribution

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-250

  Yim, Yeny ^a   Hong, Helen ^b   Beom Seo, Joon ^c   Kim, Namkug ^c   Jin Chae, Eun ^c   Gil Shin, Yeong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Curvature calculation; Expiratory CT; Gradient profile; Inspiratory CT; Lung boundary propagation; Lung segmentation; Speed function

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE CALCULATION; EXPIRATORY CT; GRADIENT PROFILE; INSPIRATORY CT; LUNG BOUNDARY PROPAGATION; LUNG SEGMENTATION; SPEED FUNCTION;

SPEED; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY GRADIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXHALATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG BOUNDARY; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VELOCITY;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; COMPUTERS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUNG; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 60649104225     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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