An algorithm for coronary calcification diagnosis based on helical CT images

Proceedings - International Conference on Pattern Recognition

Volumn 3, Issue , 1996, Pages 543-547

  Ukai, Yuji ^a   Niki, Noboru ^a   Satoh, Hitoshi ^b   Watanabe, Shigeru ^c   Ohmatsu, Hironobu ^d   Eguchi, Kenji ^e   Mo, Noriyuki ^d  

^a Dept of Information Science Univ of Tokushma   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Medical School   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORONARY CALCIFICATIONS; DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSING; LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS; LUNG CANCER SCREENING; MASS SCREENING PROCESS; X RAY CT IMAGES;

HEART;

EID: 78049342341     PISSN: 10514651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICPR.1996.547006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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