Automatic lung segmentation in ct images with accurate handling of the hilar region.

fully automated and three-dimensional (3D) segmentation method for the identification of the pulmonary parenchyma in thorax X-ray computed tomography (CT) datasets is proposed. It is meant to be used as pre-processing step in the computer-assisted detection (CAD) system for malignant lung nodule det...

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Published in:	Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 11 - 28
Main Authors:	De Nunzio G, Tommasi E, Agrusti A, Cataldo R, De Mitri I, Favetta M, Maglio S, Massafra A, Quarta M, Torsello M, Zecca I, Bellotti R, Tangaro S, Calvini P, Camarlinghi N, Falaschi F, Cerello P, Oliva P
Format:	diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Feb2011
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