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Pulmonary nodules: computer-aided detection in digital chest images.

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Giger, ML; Doi, K; MacMahon, H; Metz, CE; Yin, FF
Published in: Radiographics
January 1990

Currently, radiologists fail to detect pulmonary nodules in up to 30% of cases with actually positive findings. Diagnoses may be missed due to camouflaging effects of anatomic background, subjective and varying decision criteria, or distractions in clinical situations. We developed a computerized method to detect locations of lung nodules in digital chest images. The method is based on a difference-image approach and feature-extraction techniques, including growth, slope, and profile tests. Computer results were used to alert 12 radiologists to possible nodule locations in 60 clinical cases. Preliminary results suggest that computer aid can improve the detection performance of radiologists.

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Radiographics

DOI

ISSN

0271-5333

Publication Date

January 1990

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

41 / 51

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • ROC Curve
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms
 

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Giger, M. L., Doi, K., MacMahon, H., Metz, C. E., & Yin, F. F. (1990). Pulmonary nodules: computer-aided detection in digital chest images. Radiographics, 10(1), 41–51. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiographics.10.1.2296696
Giger, M. L., K. Doi, H. MacMahon, C. E. Metz, and F. F. Yin. “Pulmonary nodules: computer-aided detection in digital chest images.Radiographics 10, no. 1 (January 1990): 41–51. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiographics.10.1.2296696.
Giger ML, Doi K, MacMahon H, Metz CE, Yin FF. Pulmonary nodules: computer-aided detection in digital chest images. Radiographics. 1990 Jan;10(1):41–51.
Giger, M. L., et al. “Pulmonary nodules: computer-aided detection in digital chest images.Radiographics, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 1990, pp. 41–51. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiographics.10.1.2296696.
Giger ML, Doi K, MacMahon H, Metz CE, Yin FF. Pulmonary nodules: computer-aided detection in digital chest images. Radiographics. 1990 Jan;10(1):41–51.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiographics

DOI

ISSN

0271-5333

Publication Date

January 1990

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

41 / 51

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • ROC Curve
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms