Title :
Wavelet as features for tuberculosis (MTB) using standard X-ray film images
Author :
Noor, Norliza Mohd ; Rijal, Omar Mohd ; Fah, Chang Yun
Author_Institution :
Univ. Technol. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
The success of eliminating the disease Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) depends on the detection capabilities of medical organizations. In Malaysia government hospitals perform the major part of this particular task. An important ingredient of the diagnostic process in government hospital is the visual interpretation of standard chest X-ray films. Problems associated with this type of visual interpretation are well known. In this study, we propose an objective method, involving wavelets, for the purpose of detecting MTB.
Keywords :
diagnostic radiography; diseases; feature extraction; medical image processing; wavelet transforms; MTB detection; Malaysia; Mycobacterium Tuberculosis; X-ray film images; chest; diagnostic process; disease; features; government hospitals; objective method; visual interpretation; wavelets; Biomedical imaging; Digital images; Diseases; Electronic mail; Government; Hospitals; Lesions; Lungs; Medical diagnostic imaging; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing, 2002 6th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7488-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICOSP.2002.1179990
