DocumentCode
1843086
Title
Computer-aided diagnostic system for skeletal age assessment
Author
De Oliveria, G.L. ; Noal, Gustavo P. ; Da Silva, Ana M Marques ; Schmitz, Carlos A A
Author_Institution
HUSM, Univ. Fed. de Santa Maria, Brazil
fYear
2001
fDate
37165
Firstpage
388
Abstract
We present a CAD system for skeletal age assessment based on the Tanner-Whitehouse method. Using digital X-ray left hand images, maturity indicators are searched by means of a interactive process. Results indicate that this approach is useful to speed up the analysis of growth disorders
Keywords
bone; diagnostic radiography; medical image processing; Tanner-Whitehouse method; computer-aided diagnostic system; digital X-ray left hand images; growth disorders; maturity indicators; skeletal age assessment; Bones; Chromium; Fingers; Graphical user interfaces; Image databases; Radiography; Shape; Visual databases; Wrist; X-ray imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 2001 Proceedings of XIV Brazilian Symposium on
Conference_Location
Florianopolis
Print_ISBN
0-7695-1330-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SIBGRAPI.2001.963094
Filename
963094
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