Title :
Enhancement of lung nodules through stereo image processing
Author :
Frye, Richard E. ; Ledley, Robert S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Biomed. Res. Found., Georgetown Univ. Med. Center, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The lack of sensitivity of chest radiographs to cancer nodules of the lung is in part due to lung parenchyma and bone obscuring nodule features. A stereo image processing technique, the cut-plane procedure, is designed to eliminate voxels in planes perpendicular to the line of sight. However, this procedure does not perform adequately when applied to medical images. The authors present some modifications which improve the performance of this procedure; examples are shown
Keywords :
diagnostic radiography; image enhancement; lung; medical image processing; stereo image processing; bone obscuring nodule features; chest radiographs; cut-plane procedure; lung nodules enhancement; lung parenchyma; medical diagnostic imaging; perpendicular planes; stereo image processing technique; voxels elimination; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Cancer; Cancer detection; Diagnostic radiography; Image processing; Lungs; Materials testing; Reservoirs; Stereo vision; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.412178
