• DocumentCode
    1184196
  • Title

    Automated Measurement of the Internal Surface Area of the Human Lung

  • Author

    Levine, Martin D. ; Reisch, Michael L. ; Thurlbeck, William M.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    7/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    254
  • Lastpage
    262
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a technique whereby emphysema can be objectively graded by means of computerized image processing. Emphysema is a common disease affecting human lungs and is characterized by enlargement and destruction of the gas-exchanging portion of the lung, namely alveolar air sacs. This destruction of alveoli results in loss of alveolar surface area.
  • Keywords
    Area measurement; Automation; Background noise; Biomedical computing; Biomedical measurements; Diseases; Humans; Image processing; Lungs; Particle measurements; Automatic Data Processing; Humans; Lung; Methods; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Pulmonary Emphysema;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1970.4502740
  • Filename
    4502740
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1184196