Model-based analysis of chest radiographs

Frank Vogelsang; Michael Kohnen; Jens Mahlke; Frank Weiler; Markus W. Kilbinger; Berthold B. Wein; Rolf W. Guenther

doi:10.1117/12.387609

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6 June 2000 Model-based analysis of chest radiographs

Frank Vogelsang, Michael Kohnen, Jens Mahlke, Frank Weiler, Markus W. Kilbinger, Berthold B. Wein, Rolf W. Guenther

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Proceedings Volume 3979, Medical Imaging 2000: Image Processing; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387609
Event: Medical Imaging 2000, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Chest radiographs represent a difficult class of images concerning automatic analysis with image processing methods. In our former work we presented a model based method to detect the rib borders and implemented a compensation algorithm of the rib structures. Recently we developed an improved method for rib border detection and algorithms to find the objects like chest border, vertebral spine, heart and intravascular catheter within a model driven approach. The determined borders of these objects allow further analysis and image enhancement for diagnose assistance.

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Frank Vogelsang, Michael Kohnen, Jens Mahlke, Frank Weiler, Markus W. Kilbinger, Berthold B. Wein, and Rolf W. Guenther "Model-based analysis of chest radiographs", Proc. SPIE 3979, Medical Imaging 2000: Image Processing, (6 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387609

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