Chest CT: automated nodule detection and assessment of change over time--preliminary experience.
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Abstract
The authors developed a computer system that automatically identifies nodules at chest computed tomography, quantifies their diameter, and assesses for change in size at follow-up. The automated nodule detection system identified 318 (86%) of 370 nodules in 16 studies (eight initial and eight follow-up studies) obtained in eight oncology patients with known nodules. Assessment of change in nodule size by the computer matched that by the thoracic radiologist (Spearman rank correlation coefficient, 0.932).
Medical subject headings
- Lung Neoplasms
- Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed