Knowledge-based segmentation of intrathoracic airways from multidimensional high resolution CT images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2168, Issue , 1994, Pages 73-85

  Sonka, Milan ^a   Sundaramoorthy, Gopal ^a   Hoffman, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

AIRWAY STRUCTURES; AUTOMATED METHODS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; HIGH RESOLUTION CT; KNOWLEDGE-BASED APPROACH; REGION GROWING METHODS; SEEDED REGION GROWING; SENSITIVE TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 71449106740     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.174425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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