3D shape analysis to reduce false positives for lung nodule detection systems

AOC Filho, AC Silva, AC de Paiva, RA Nunes… - Medical & biological …, 2017 - Springer
Using images from the Image Database Consortium and Image Database Resource
Initiative (LIDC–IDRI), we developed a methodology for classifying lung nodules. The …

Computer-aided diagnosis system for lung nodules based on computed tomography using shape analysis, a genetic algorithm, and SVM

AO de Carvalho Filho, AC Silva, AC de Paiva… - Medical & biological …, 2017 - Springer
Lung cancer is the major cause of death among patients with cancer worldwide. This work is
intended to develop a methodology for the diagnosis of lung nodules using images from the …

Refinement of lung nodule candidates based on local geometric shape analysis and Laplacian of Gaussian kernels

S Saien, AH Pilevar, HA Moghaddam - Computers in biology and medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
This work is focused on application of a new technique in the first steps of computer-aided
detection (CAD) of lung nodules. The scheme includes segmenting the lung volume and …

3D shape analysis for early diagnosis of malignant lung nodules

A El-Baz, M Nitzken, F Khalifa, A Elnakib… - … Processing in Medical …, 2011 - Springer
An alternative method for diagnosing malignant lung nodules by their shape rather than
conventional growth rate is proposed. The 3D surfaces of the detected lung nodules are …

Characterization of lung nodule malignancy using hybrid shape and appearance features

M Buty, Z Xu, M Gao, U Bagci, A Wu… - Medical Image Computing …, 2016 - Springer
Computed tomography imaging is a standard modality for detecting and assessing lung
cancer. In order to evaluate the malignancy of lung nodules, clinical practice often involves …

[HTML][HTML] Lung nodule detection in CT images using statistical and shape-based features

N Khehrah, MS Farid, S Bilal, MH Khan - Journal of Imaging, 2020 - mdpi.com
The lung tumor is among the most detrimental kinds of malignancy. It has a high occurrence
rate and a high death rate, as it is frequently diagnosed at the later stages. Computed …

Automated pulmonary nodule detection based on three-dimensional shape-based feature descriptor

WJ Choi, TS Choi - Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Computer-aided detection (CAD) can help radiologists to detect pulmonary nodules at an
early stage. In pulmonary nodule CAD systems, feature extraction is very important for …

A 3D nodule candidate detection method supported by hybrid features to reduce false positives in lung nodule detection

SM Naqi, M Sharif, IU Lali - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2019 - Springer
Lungs cancer is a fatal disease. However, its early detection increases the chances of
survival among patients. An automated nodule detection system provides the second …

An assisted diagnosis system for detection of early pulmonary nodule in computed tomography images

J Liu, H Jiang, M Gao, C He, Y Wang, P Wang… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - Springer
Lung cancer is still the most concerned disease around the world. Lung nodule generates in
the pulmonary parenchyma which indicates the latent risk of lung cancer. Computer-aided …

[HTML][HTML] Auto diagnostics of lung nodules using minimal characteristics extraction technique

DM Peña, S Luo, AMS Abdelgader - Diagnostics, 2016 - mdpi.com
Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems provide useful tools and an advantageous
process to physicians aiming to detect lung nodules. This paper develops a method …