Texture analysis of computed tomography images of acute ischemic stroke patients

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1076-1079

  Oliveira, M S ^a,b   Fernandes, P T ^a,b   Avelar, W M ^a,b   Santos, S L M ^a,b   Castellano, G ^a,b   Li, L M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Programa CInAPCe (Cooperacao Interinstitucional de Apoio a Pesquisas sobre o Cerebro)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Discriminant analysis; Texture analysis; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PILOT STUDY;

EID: 71049176616     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009005000034     Document Type: Article

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