A Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Evaluating Lung Nodules on Chest CT: The Current Status and Perspective

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-155

  Goo, Jin Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Computer aided diagnosis; Follow up; Lung nodule; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; PREDICTION; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOLUMETRY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79952978288     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.2.145     Document Type: Article

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