The use of surrounding lung parenchyma for the automated classification of pulmonary nodules

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death for both men and women in the United States, despite being the second-most frequent cancer diagnosis for both sexes. This high mortality rate is due to the majority of cases being diagnosed after the primary...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dilger, Samantha Kirsten Nowik
Other Authors: Sieren, Jessica C.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2013
Subjects:
CAD
CT
Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2475
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4603&context=etd