Computerized detection of pulmonary embolism in 3D computed tomographic (CT) images: vessel tracking and segmentation techniques.
Chuan ZhouLubomir M. HadjiiskiBerkman SahinerHeang-Ping ChanSmita PatelPhilip CascadeElla A. KazerooniJun WeiPublished in: Medical Imaging: Image Processing (2003)
Keyphrases
- lung parenchyma
- ct images
- fracture detection
- pulmonary embolism
- medical images
- computed tomography
- medical imaging
- pulmonary nodules
- lung nodules
- completely automated
- computer aided
- ct scans
- computer tomography
- dual energy
- x ray images
- region of interest
- appearance model
- fully automated
- blood vessels
- segmentation algorithm
- anatomical structures
- imaging modalities
- vessel tree
- vessel segmentation
- semi automatic
- image segmentation
- automated segmentation
- ct data
- image reconstruction
- computer assisted
- fully automatic