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Detection of abnormal tissue in HRCT scans of the chest

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CARS 2002 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

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We develop tools to aid the physician in the diagnostic process of high-resolution CT (HRCT) scans of the ehest. This abstract presents a method for classifying patches of lung tissue from such scans as normal or abnormal. The Classification is performed by comparison to a set of reference cases.

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  1. Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands

    I. C. Sluimer & B. van Ginneken

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  1. I. C. Sluimer
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  1. Computer Graphics and Computer Assisted Medicine, Secr.FR 3-3, Technical University Berlin, Franklinstrasse 28-29, 10587, Berlin, Germany

    Heinz U. Lemke PhD

  2. Faculty of Medicine, School of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Radiological Technology & Medical Engineering, Osaka University, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    Kiyonari Inamura PhD

  3. Department of Radiology, Kurt Rossmann Laboratories, University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Mailcode 2026, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Kunio Doi PhD

  4. College of Medicine, Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Room 3966 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 552242-1077, USA

    Michael W. Vannier MD

  5. School of Dentistry, Department of Diagnosis and General Dentistry, University of Louisville, 501 South Preston, Room 222E, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA

    Allan G. Farman PhD, DSc

  6. Division of Image Processing, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Johan H. C. Reiber PhD

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Sluimer, I.C., van Ginneken, B. (2002). Detection of abnormal tissue in HRCT scans of the chest. In: Lemke, H.U., Inamura, K., Doi, K., Vannier, M.W., Farman, A.G., Reiber, J.H.C. (eds) CARS 2002 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56168-9_255

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