Establishing an international reference image database for research and development in medical image processing

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-412

  Horsch, Alexander ^a   Prinz, M ^b   Schneider, S ^c   Sipila O ^d   Spinnler, K ^h   Vallee J P ^e   Verdonck De Leeuw, I ^f   Vogl, R ^g   Wittenberg, T ^h   Zahlmann, G ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten GmbH   (Austria)

^h F Inst Integrierte Schaltungen IIS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer assisted image processing; Diagnostic imaging; Health care quality assurance; Research design

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LICENSING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 6344237527     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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