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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
Samuel G. Armato, Iii, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Maryellen L. Giger, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Heber Macmahon, Chicago, IL (US);
Samuel G. Armato, III, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Maryellen L. Giger, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Heber Macmahon, Chicago, IL (US);
Arch Development Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer readable medium for automated detection of lung nodules in computed tomography (CT) image scans, including generating two-dimensional segmented lung images by segmenting a plurality of two-dimensional CT image sections derived from the CT image scans; generating three-dimensional segmented lung volume images by combining the two-dimensional segmented lung images; determining three-dimensional lung nodule candidates from the three-dimensional segmented lung volume images, including, identifying structures within the three-dimensional segmented lung volume images that meet a volume criterion; deriving features from the lung nodule candidates; and detecting lung nodules by analyzing the features to eliminate false-positive nodule candidates from the nodule candidates.
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