A computer method for synthesizing lung nodules

Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1325-1328

  Dajnowiec, Maciej ^a   Alirezaie, Javad ^a,b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Corner cases; Gaussian structure; Lung cancer; Lung nodules

Indexed keywords

CORNER CASES; GAUSSIAN STRUCTURES; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; TUMORS; USER INTERFACES;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

EID: 6944231475     PISSN: 08407789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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