Computerized characterization of contrast enhancement patterns for classifying pulmonary nodules.
Kazuhiro MinamiYoshiki KawataNoboru NikiKiyoshi MoriHironobu OhmatsuRyutaro KakinumaKenji EguchiMasahiko KusumotoMasahiro KanekoNoriyuki MoriyamaPublished in: Medical Imaging: Image Processing (2001)
Keyphrases
- contrast enhancement
- pulmonary nodules
- image enhancement
- computer aided
- histogram equalization
- ct images
- multiscale
- low contrast
- gray level
- color images
- differential diagnosis
- transfer function
- enhanced image
- lung cancer
- pattern recognition
- image processing
- thoracic ct images
- visual quality
- ct scans
- high frequency
- low dose