Lung Image Analysis

Axial View of Lung Blue: Vessels Pink: Detected nodules Red line: Lung border White crosses: Lung centroids	Coronal View of Lung Green: Detected topmost axial slice with apex Yellow: Detected axial slice with carina

Projects

• Integrated Chest Image Analysis System ``BU-MIA''
• Automated nodule detection on chest CT
• Lung registration in repeated CT
• Segmentation and Registration of Pulmonary Nodules in CT
• Fissure Segmentation
• Databases
• CRA-W project

M. Betke, J. Wang, and J. P. Ko, "Integrated Chest Image Analysis System ``BU-MIA,''" BU CS Technical Report No. 2004-001. [ps]

J. P. Ko, H. Rusinek, E. Jacobs, J. S. Babb, M. Betke, G. McGuinness, and D. P. Naidich, "Volume Measurement of Small Pulmonary Nodules on Chest CT: A Phantom Study," Radiology, 228:3, pp. 864-870, September 2003. pdf (restricted access).

M. Betke, H. Hong, D. Thomas, C. Prince, J. P. Ko, "Landmark Detection in the Chest and Registration of Lung Surfaces with an Application to Nodule Registration." Medical Image Analysis, 7:3, pp. 265--281, September 2003. Also available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com and pdf.

J. P. Ko, H. Rusinek, E. Jacobs, R. Chandra, G. McGuinness, M. Betke, D. P. Naidich. "Volume quantitation of small pulmonary nodules on low dose chest CT: a phantom study." To be presented at the Radiological Society of North America 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting RSNA 2001, Chicago, IL, November 2001.

M. Betke, H. Hong, and J. P. Ko, "Automatic 3D Registration of Lung Surfaces in Computed Tomography Scans," Fourth International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention MICCAI 2001, pp. 725--733, Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 2001.

J. P. Ko and M. Betke, "Chest CT: Automated Nodule Detection and Assessment of Change over Time-Preliminary Experience." Radiology, 218, 267-273, January 2001.

M. Betke and J. P. Ko, "Detection of Pulmonary Nodules on CT and Volumetric Assessment over Time." Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, pp. 245--252, Cambridge, UK, September 1999.