Detection of small nodules from 3D chest X-ray CT images based on shape features

International Congress Series

Volumn 1256, Issue C, 2003, Pages 971-976

  Mekada, Yoshito ^a   Kusanagi, Takashi ^a   Hayase, Yousuke ^a   Mori, Kensaku ^a   Hasegawa, Jun ichi ^b   Toriwaki, Jun ichiro ^a   Mori, Masaki ^c   Natori, Hiroshi ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

^d SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D chest X ray CT image; Maximum distance inside connected component; Minimum directional difference filter; Small nodule

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969324735     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00462-X     Document Type: Article

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