Robust model-based detection of the lung field boundaries in portable chest radiographs supported by selective thresholding

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Iakovidis, D K ^a   Savelonas, M A ^a   Papamichalis, G ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAMIA   (Greece)

^b Athens Chest Dis Hospital 'Sotiria'   (Greece)

Author keywords

Active shape models; Infections; Lung; Physiological measurements; Portable chest radiography; Thresholding

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTIVE SHAPE MODELS; CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; INFECTIONS; LUNG; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT; THRESHOLDING;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

EID: 70350690472     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/10/104019     Document Type: Article

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