Automatic segmentation of pulmonary blood vessels and nodules based on local intensity structure analysis and surface propagation in 3D chest CT images.
Bin ChenTakayuki KitasakaHirotoshi HonmaHirotsugu TakabatakeMasaki MoriHiroshi NatoriKensaku MoriPublished in: Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg. (2012)
Keyphrases
- automatic segmentation
- ct images
- lymph nodes
- ct scans
- computed tomography
- blood vessels
- manual segmentation
- ct data
- lung cancer
- segmentation algorithm
- lung nodules
- pulmonary nodules
- medical images
- region of interest
- medical imaging
- x ray
- accurate segmentation
- treatment planning
- three dimensional
- automatic detection
- image analysis
- image processing
- vessel segmentation
- lung parenchyma
- early detection
- automated segmentation
- low contrast
- rigid registration