Determination of lung segments in computed tomography images using the Euclidean distance to the pulmonary artery - Stoecker, Christina; Welter, Stefan; Moltz, Jan H.; Lassen, Bianca; Kuhnigk, Jan-Martin; Krass, Stefan; Peitgen, Heinz-Otto (Medical physics (Lancaster), 2013)
Keywords: ACCURACY; Algorithms; ARTERIES; AUTOMATION; blood vessels; Cancer; Computed tomography; Computerised tomographs; computerised tomography; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; diagnostic radiography; Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications; distance transformation; EUCLIDEAN SPACE; Image data processing or generation, in general; IMAGE PROCESSING; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; image segmentation; Liver; lung; Lung - blood supply; Lung - diagnostic imaging; LUNGS; MANUALS; medical image processing; Medical image segmentation; Medical imaging; Medical radiation safety; NEOPLASMS; Pneumodyamics, respiration; pneumodynamics; Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging; pulmonary segments; Radiography; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Safety procedures; thoracic imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Vascular system; VEINS; Visibility; pulmonary segments; computed tomography; thoracic imaging; image segmentation; distance transformation