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Multifractal texture analysis of perfusion lung scans as a potential diagnostic tool for acute pulmonary embolism.

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Tourassi, GD; Frederick, ED; Floyd, CE; Coleman, RE
Published in: Comput Biol Med
January 2001

A computer-assisted diagnostic (CAD) tool was developed for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in perfusion lung scans. Forty-five scans (with angiographic proof) were included in the study. The CAD tool was composed of two modules. The first module performs multifractal texture analysis on the posterior view of the perfusion scan. The second module is a decision algorithm that merges the multifractal parameters into a diagnosis regarding the presence or absence of PE. Linear and non-linear decision models were evaluated for the diagnostic task. A consensus neural network significantly outperformed all decision models including the physicians.

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Comput Biol Med

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ISSN

0010-4825

Publication Date

January 2001

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

15 / 25

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Neural Networks, Computer
  • Lung
  • Linear Models
  • Humans
  • Fractals
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
 

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Tourassi, G. D., Frederick, E. D., Floyd, C. E., & Coleman, R. E. (2001). Multifractal texture analysis of perfusion lung scans as a potential diagnostic tool for acute pulmonary embolism. Comput Biol Med, 31(1), 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0010-4825(00)00024-x
Tourassi, G. D., E. D. Frederick, C. E. Floyd, and R. E. Coleman. “Multifractal texture analysis of perfusion lung scans as a potential diagnostic tool for acute pulmonary embolism.Comput Biol Med 31, no. 1 (January 2001): 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0010-4825(00)00024-x.
Tourassi GD, Frederick ED, Floyd CE, Coleman RE. Multifractal texture analysis of perfusion lung scans as a potential diagnostic tool for acute pulmonary embolism. Comput Biol Med. 2001 Jan;31(1):15–25.
Tourassi, G. D., et al. “Multifractal texture analysis of perfusion lung scans as a potential diagnostic tool for acute pulmonary embolism.Comput Biol Med, vol. 31, no. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 15–25. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0010-4825(00)00024-x.
Tourassi GD, Frederick ED, Floyd CE, Coleman RE. Multifractal texture analysis of perfusion lung scans as a potential diagnostic tool for acute pulmonary embolism. Comput Biol Med. 2001 Jan;31(1):15–25.
Journal cover image

Published In

Comput Biol Med

DOI

ISSN

0010-4825

Publication Date

January 2001

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

15 / 25

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Neural Networks, Computer
  • Lung
  • Linear Models
  • Humans
  • Fractals
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted