An innovative lung segmentation algorithm in CT images with accurate delimitation of the hilus pulmonis

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 5359-5361

  De Nunzio, Giorgio ^a   Tommasi, Eleonora ^a,b   Agrusti, Antonella ^a   Cataldo, Rosella ^a   De Mitri, Ivan ^a   Favetta, Marco ^a   Bellotti, Roberto ^b   Tangaro, Sabina ^c   Camarlinghi, Niccolò ^d   Cerello, Piergiorgio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAD system; Grid; Image segmentation; Lung nodules; Region growing

Indexed keywords

CAD SOFTWARES; CAD SYSTEM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DETECTION; CT IMAGE; DATA SETS; DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES; GRID; GRID INFRASTRUCTURES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LOW DOSE; LUNG NODULE DETECTION; LUNG NODULES; LUNG SEGMENTATION; PARTIAL VOLUME EFFECT; PRE-PROCESSING STEP; REGION GROWING; SEGMENTATION METHODS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D);

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; D REGION; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 67649172208     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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