Title :
A computational scheme for lung nodule detection
Author :
Carreira, Maria J. ; Cabello, D. ; Penedo, M.G. ; Mosquera, A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Fisica, Santiago de Compostela Univ., Spain
Abstract :
Here, the authors describe a computational scheme for lung nodule detection. This scheme is in two processing steps: (1) detection of suspected nodules from original image space and (2) discrimination between true and false nodules in a curvature space. Preliminary results are presented
Keywords :
diagnostic radiography; lung; medical image processing; computational scheme; curvature space; false nodules; lung nodule detection; medical diagnostic imaging; original image space; processing steps; suspected nodules detection; true nodules; Cancer; Histograms; Image analysis; Image edge detection; Lesions; Lungs; Matched filters; Neoplasms; Surface topography; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.412179
