COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM FOR THORACIC COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES

摘要

A method of detecting and abnormalities, like lung nodules, in thoracic computer tomography (CT) images using digital image processing techniques (0115, 0120, 0125) and adaptive computing techniques. The techniques include an automatic detection process to detect candidate abnormalities(0125), an image process to match CT slices (0130) from two different CT scans, and a measurement process (0127) that determines parameters of the candidate abnormalities. Final results and processed CT images are displayed on a user interface.