Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2005 · 10 citations · 0 references
MedicineRadiologyDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyThoracic ImagingChest RadiographyComputed TomographyMedical Image AnalysisMedical ImagingPulmonary ImagingVolume SegmentationEmphysema QuantificationLung Volume AssessmentMulti-slice Computed TomographyMultidetector Computed TomographyScan Time Reduction
Aging and smoking history increases number of pulmonary emphysema. Alveoli restoration destroyed by pulmonary emphysema is difficult and early direction is important. Multi-slice CT technology has been improving 3-D image analysis with higher body axis resolution and shorter scan time. And low-dose high accuracy scanning becomes available. Multi-slice CT image helps physicians with accurate measuring but huge volume of the image data takes time and cost. This paper is intended for computer added emphysema region analysis and proves effectiveness of proposed algorithm.