Automated detection of lung tumors in PET/CT images using active contour filter.
Atsushi TeramotoHayato AdachiMasakazu TsujimotoHiroshi FujitaKatsuaki TakahashiOsamu YamamuroTsuneo TamakiMasami NishioToshiki KobayashiPublished in: Medical Imaging: Computer-Aided Diagnosis (2015)
Keyphrases
- automated detection
- active contours
- pet ct
- lung cancer
- lymph nodes
- ct images
- pet images
- image segmentation
- active contour model
- level set
- object boundaries
- level set method
- cancer diagnosis
- shape prior
- energy functional
- thoracic ct
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- energy function
- curve evolution
- ct scans
- segmentation method
- medical images
- medical imaging
- region of interest
- risk factors
- lung nodules
- cell nuclei