DocumentCode
3485468
Title
3D analysis of solitary pulmonary nodules based on contrast enhanced dynamic CT
Author
Takagi, N. ; Kawata, Y. ; Niki, N. ; Mori, K. ; Ohmatsu, H. ; Kakinuma, R. ; Eguchi, K. ; Kusumoto, M. ; Kaneko, M. ; Moriyamn, N.
Author_Institution
Tokushima Univ., Japan
Volume
3
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
416
Abstract
In this paper we propose three strategies for analysis of solitary pulmonary nodules in contrast enhanced dynamic CT images. First we collect contrasted images with regale time interval, and we analyze their CT values with respect to the time variation. In the second, we compare the shape spectra characteristic of each contrasted image. The third strategy consists of subtracting the noncontrasted images from contrasted images. The results show that each starkly promise good differentiation between benign and malignant nodule. So we try differential diagnosis
Keywords
cancer; computerised tomography; differentiation; medical image processing; patient treatment; solitons; 3D analysis; computerised tomography; contrast enhanced dynamic CT; contrasted images; malignant nodule; regale time interval; shape spectra characteristic; solitary pulmonary nodules; Cancer; Computed tomography; Deformable models; Electronic mail; Hospitals; Image analysis; Lungs; Medical treatment; Shape; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Image Processing, 1999. ICIP 99. Proceedings. 1999 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kobe
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5467-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIP.1999.817147
Filename
817147
Link To Document