Automatic evaluation of cardiac hypertrophy using cardiothoracic area ratio in chest radiograph images

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-108

  Hasan, Muhammad A ^a   Lee, Seok Lyong ^a   Kim, Deok Hwan ^b   Lim, Myung Kwan ^c  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiac hypertrophy; Cardiothoracic area ratio; Cardiothoracic ratio; Chest radiograph; Lung segmentation; Medical imaging

Indexed keywords

AREA RATIOS; CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY; CARDIOTHORACIC RATIO; CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; LUNG SEGMENTATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RATING;

HEART;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOTHORACIC AREA RATIO; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; HEART; HEART THORAX INDEX; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG; MEDIASTINUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOMEGALY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 84856095422     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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