DocumentCode :
3485468
Title :
3D analysis of solitary pulmonary nodules based on contrast enhanced dynamic CT
Author :
Takagi, N. ; Kawata, Y. ; Niki, N. ; Mori, K. ; Ohmatsu, H. ; Kakinuma, R. ; Eguchi, K. ; Kusumoto, M. ; Kaneko, M. ; Moriyamn, N.
Author_Institution :
Tokushima Univ., Japan
Volume :
3
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1999
Firstpage :
416
Abstract :
In this paper we propose three strategies for analysis of solitary pulmonary nodules in contrast enhanced dynamic CT images. First we collect contrasted images with regale time interval, and we analyze their CT values with respect to the time variation. In the second, we compare the shape spectra characteristic of each contrasted image. The third strategy consists of subtracting the noncontrasted images from contrasted images. The results show that each starkly promise good differentiation between benign and malignant nodule. So we try differential diagnosis
Keywords :
cancer; computerised tomography; differentiation; medical image processing; patient treatment; solitons; 3D analysis; computerised tomography; contrast enhanced dynamic CT; contrasted images; malignant nodule; regale time interval; shape spectra characteristic; solitary pulmonary nodules; Cancer; Computed tomography; Deformable models; Electronic mail; Hospitals; Image analysis; Lungs; Medical treatment; Shape; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 1999. ICIP 99. Proceedings. 1999 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kobe
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5467-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.1999.817147
Filename :
817147
Link To Document :
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