Computer-aided detection of lung nodules based on decision fusion techniques

Pattern Analysis and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-310

  Antonelli, Michela ^a   Cococcioni, Marco ^a   Lazzerini, Beatrice ^a   Marcelloni, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer aided detection; Decision fusion; Lung nodule detection; Multi classifier systems; ROC convex hull

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960834477     PISSN: 14337541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10044-011-0219-9     Document Type: Article

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