Computer Aided Diagnosis of Small Pulmonary Nodules from CT Scans
- *Abstract
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Evaluation of pulmonary nodules consists of detecting the locations of possible nodules from computed tomography (CT) scans and characterizing the measured features for final nodule classification. Radiologists are challenged to review and accurately interpret the vast amount of information that results from a CT scan. Therefore, objective and efficient diagnostic tools are constantly needed.
Research pioneered at Weill Cornell Medical College has resulted in the development of novel methods, tools, and systems for small pulmonary nodule computer aided diagnosis by analyzing and manipulating CT scan images. This technology enables segmentation of the lungs, measurement of lung volume, locating and determining the size of the nodules without explicit segmentation, registering the nodule using a rigid-body transformation, and removing the pleural surface from juxta-pleural nodules in the threshold images. Detailed descriptions of this technology can be found at Patent No.: US 7,660,451 B2.
- *Licensing
- Vibhu Sachdev(212)746-6187sachdev@cornell.edu
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IssuedUS patent 7,660,451
- 国家/地区
- 美国
