Medical Image Analysis
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 133-154 , February 2011

Segmentation of pulmonary nodules of various densities with morphological approaches and convexity models

  • Toshiro Kubota

      Affiliations

    • Mathematical Sciences, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Anna K. Jerebko

      Affiliations

    • Siemens AG Healthcare Sector, Workflow & Solutions Division, Special Systems, WH R&D1, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Maneesh Dewan

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Imaging & Therapy Division, SYNGO R&D Group – Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD), Malvern, PA 19355 USA
    • ,
  • Marcos Salganicoff

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Imaging & Therapy Division, SYNGO R&D Group – Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD), Malvern, PA 19355 USA
    • ,
  • Arun Krishnan

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Imaging & Therapy Division, SYNGO R&D Group – Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD), Malvern, PA 19355 USA

Received 10 May 2009 ,Revised 12 August 2010 ,Accepted 25 August 2010.

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Medical Image Analysis
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