M. Gomathi
ABSTRACT
The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the performance of the Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) system for automated nodule detection in lungs using CT scan images. The CAD system is applied to CT scans collected in a screening program for lung cancer detection. Each scan consists of a sequence of about 300 slices stored in DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) format. All true nodules were detected and a very low false-positive detection rate was achieved. The automated extraction of the pulmonary parenchyma in CT images is the most important step in a CAD system. In this paper we describe a method, consisting of techniques which are helpful for the automatic identification of the pulmonary volume. The performance is evaluated as a fully automated computerized method for the detection of lung nodules in computed tomography (CT) scans
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