Two-pass region growing algorithm for segmenting airway tree from MDCT chest scans

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 537-546

  Fabijańska, Anna ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Airway tree segmentation; Bronchial tree; Clinical investigation; CT bronchography; Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT); Pulmonary imaging; Region growing; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY TREE SEGMENTATION; BRONCHIAL TREE; CLINICAL INVESTIGATION; CT BRONCHOGRAPHY; PULMONARY IMAGING; REGION GROWING; X-RAY CT;

ALGORITHMS; FORESTRY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; BRONCHI; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953744010     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: 18790771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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