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FRONT MATTER

Front Matter: Volume 6915
Proceedings of SPIE
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691501 (May. 2, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (403 kB)  ]  (22 pages)

KEYNOTE AND METHODOLOGY

Clinical relevance of model based computer-assisted diagnosis and therapy
Andrea Schenk, Stephan Zidowitz, Holger Bourquain, Milo Hindennach, Christian Hansen, Horst K. Hahn, and Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691502 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (6103 kB)  ]  (19 pages)

Feature selection for computer-aided detection: comparing different selection criteria
Rianne Hupse and Nico Karssemeijer
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691503 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (161 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Hybrid linear classifier for jointly normal data: theory
Weijie Chen, Charles E. Metz, and Maryellen L. Giger
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691504 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (229 kB)  ]  (6 pages)

BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS

Computer-aided detection of breast masses in tomosynthesis reconstructed volumes using information-theoretic similarity measures
Swatee Singh, Georgia D. Tourassi, Amarpreet S. Chawla, Robert S. Saunders, Ehsan Samei, and Joseph Y. Lo
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691505 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (742 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Digital tomosynthesis mammography: comparison of mass classification using 3D slices and 2D projection views
Heang-Ping Chan, Yi-Ta Wu, Berkman Sahiner, Yiheng Zhang, Jun Wei, Richard H. Moore, Daniel B. Kopans, Mark A. Helvie, Lubomir Hadjiiski, and Ted Way
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691506 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Applying a 2D based CAD scheme for detecting micro-calcification clusters using digital breast tomosynthesis images: an assessment
Sang Cheol Park, Bin Zheng, Xiao-Hui Wang, and David Gur
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691507 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (298 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Classification of breast masses and normal tissues in digital tomosynthesis mammography
Jun Wei, Heang-Ping Chan, Yiheng Zhang, Berkman Sahiner, Chuan Zhou, Jun Ge, Yi-Ta Wu, and Lubomir M. Hadjiiski
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691508 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (482 kB)  ]  (6 pages)

Masses classification using fuzzy active contours and fuzzy decision trees
G. J. Palma, G. Peters, S. Muller, and I. Bloch
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691509 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Texture in digital breast tomosynthesis: a comparison between mammographic and tomographic characterization of parenchymal properties
Despina Kontos, Predrag R. Bakic, and Andrew D. A. Maidment
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150A (Mar. 17, 2008)
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COLON CAD

Automated matching of supine and prone colonic polyps based on PCA and SVMs
Shijun Wang, Robert L. Van Uitert, and Ronald M. Summers
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150B (Mar. 17, 2008)
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DMLLE: a large-scale dimensionality reduction method for detection of polyps in CT colonography
Shijun Wang, Jianhua Yao, and Ronald M. Summers
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150C (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Mosaic decomposition method for detection and removal of inhomogeneously tagged regions in electronic cleansing for CT colonography
Wenli Cai, Micheal Zalis, and Hiroyuki Yoshida
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150D (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Simultaneous feature selection and classification based on genetic algorithms: an application to colonic polyp detection
Yalin Zheng, Xiaoyun Yang, Musib Siddique, and Gareth Beddoe
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150E (Mar. 17, 2008)
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An MTANN CAD for detection of polyps in false-negative CT colonography cases in a large multicenter clinical trial: preliminary results
Kenji Suzuki, Ivan Sheu, Mark Epstein, Ryan Kohlbrenner, Antonella Lostumbo, Don C. Rockey, and Abraham H. Dachman
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150F (Mar. 17, 2008)
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BREAST IMAGING CAD

Computerized self-assessment of automated lesion segmentation in breast ultrasound: implication for CADx applied to findings in the axilla
K. Drukker and M. L. Giger
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150G (Mar. 5, 2008)
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Design and evaluation of a new automated method for the segmentation and characterization of masses on ultrasound images
Jing Cui, Berkman Sahiner, Heang-Ping Chan, Alexis Nees, Chintana Paramagul, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Chuan Zhou, and Jiazheng Shi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150H (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer-aided diagnosis of breast color elastography
Ruey-Feng Chang, Wei-Chih Shen, Min-Chun Yang, Woo Kyung Moon, Etsuo Takada, Yu-Chun Ho, Michiko Nakajima, and Masayuki Kobayashi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150I (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer-aided classification of lesions by means of their kinetic signatures in dynamic contrast-enhanced MR images
Thorsten Twellmann and Bart ter Haar Romeny
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150J (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Expanded pharmacokinetic model for population studies in breast MRI
Vandana Mohan, Yoshihisa Shinagawa, Bing Jian, and Gerardo Hermosillo
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150K (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A knowledge-based approach to the CADx of mammographic masses
Matthias Elter and Erik Haßlmeyer
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150L (Mar. 17, 2008)
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CARDIAC, NEURO, AND RETINAL CAD

Computerized assessment of coronary calcified plaques in CT images of a dynamic cardiac phantom
Zachary B. Rodgers, Martin King, Maryellen L. Giger, Michael Vannier, Dianna M. E. Bardo, Kenji Suzuki, and Li Lan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150M (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Hotspot quantification of myocardial focal tracer uptake from molecular targeted SPECT/CT images: experimental validation
Yi-Hwa Liu, Zakir Sahul, Christopher A. Weyman, William J. Ryder, Donald P. Dione, Lawrence W. Dobrucki, Choukri Mekkaoui, Matthew P. Brennan, Xiaoyue Hu, Christi Hawley, and Albert J. Sinusas
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150N (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automated segmentation and tracking of coronary arteries in ECG-gated cardiac CT scans
Chuan Zhou, Heang-Ping Chan, Aamer Chughtai, Smita Patel, Prachi Agarwal, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Berkman Sahiner, Jun Wei, Jun Ge, and Ella A. Kazerooni
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150O (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer-aided prognosis of neuroblastoma: classification of stromal development on whole-slide images
Olcay Sertel, Jun Kong, Hiroyuki Shimada, Umit Catalyurek, Joel H. Saltz, and Metin Gurcan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150P (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automatic classification and detection of clinically relevant images for diabetic retinopathy
Xinyu Xu and Baoxin Li
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150Q (Mar. 17, 2008)
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COLON AND PROSTATE CAD

Learning from imbalanced data: a comparative study for colon CAD
Xiaoyun Yang, Yalin Zheng, Musib Siddique, and Gareth Beddoe
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150R (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Reduction of false positives by extracting fuzzy rules from data for polyp detection in CTC scans
Musib M. Siddique, Yalin Zheng, Xiaoyun Yang, and Gareth Beddoe
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150S (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer aided detection of polyps in virtual colonoscopy with sameday faecal tagging
Silvia Delsanto, Lia Morra, Silvano Agliozzo, Riccardo Baggio, Delia Campanella, Vincenzo Tartaglia, Francesca Cerri, Franco Iafrate, Emanuele Neri, Andrea Laghi, and Daniele Regge
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150T (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A consensus embedding approach for segmentation of high resolution in vivo prostate magnetic resonance imagery
Satish Viswanath, Mark Rosen, and Anant Madabhushi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150U (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Improving supervised classification accuracy using non-rigid multimodal image registration: detecting prostate cancer
Jonathan Chappelow, Satish Viswanath, James Monaco, Mark Rosen, John Tomaszewski, Michael Feldman, and Anant Madabhushi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150V (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Combining T2-weighted with dynamic MR images for computerized classification of prostate lesions
Pieter C. Vos, Thomas Hambrock, Jelle O. Barentsz, and Henkjan J. Huisman
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150W (Mar. 17, 2008)
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LUNG NODULE AND ANALYSIS

Automated detection of nodules attached to the pleural and mediastinal surface in low-dose CT scans
Bram van Ginneken, Andre Tan, Keelin Murphy, Bart-Jan de Hoop, and Mathias Prokop
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150X (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Performance levels for computerized detection of nodules in different size and pattern groups on thin-slice CT
Qiang Li, Feng Li, and Kunio Doi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150Y (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A novel method of partitioning regions in lungs and their usage in feature extraction for reducing false positives
Mausumi Acharyya, Dinesh M. Siddu, Alexandra Manevitch, and Jonathan Stoeckel
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69150Z (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Comparison of computer versus manual determination of pulmonary nodule volumes in CT scans
Alberto M. Biancardi, Anthony P. Reeves, Artit C. Jirapatnakul, Tatiyana Apanasovitch, David Yankelevitz, and Claudia I. Henschke
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691510 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Repeatability and noise robustness of spicularity features for computer aided characterization of pulmonary nodules in CT
Rafael Wiemker, Roland Opfer, Thomas Bülow, Sven Kabus, and Ekta Dharaiya
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691511 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (461 kB)  ]  (11 pages)

NEW PROSPECTS

Volume analysis of treatment response of head and neck lesions using 3D level set segmentation
Lubomir Hadjiiski, Ethan Street, Berkman Sahiner, Sachin Gujar, Mohannad Ibrahim, Heang-Ping Chan, and Suresh K. Mukherji
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691512 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (181 kB)  ]  (7 pages)

Automatic lesion tracking for a PET/CT based computer aided cancer therapy monitoring system
Roland Opfer, Winfried Brenner, Ingwer Carlsen, Steffen Renisch, Jörg Sabczynski, and Rafael Wiemker
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691513 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Unsupervised classification of cirrhotic livers using MRI data
Gobert Lee, Masayuki Kanematsu, Hiroki Kato, Hiroshi Kondo, Xiangrong Zhou, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, and Hiroaki Hoshi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691514 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (363 kB)  ]  (9 pages)

An information theoretic view of the scheduling problem in whole-body CAD
Yiqiang Zhan, Xiang Sean Zhou, and Arun Krishnan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691515 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Multiparametric tissue abnormality characterization using manifold regularization
Kayhan Batmanghelich, Xiaoying Wu, Evangelia Zacharaki, Clyde E. Markowitz, Christos Davatzikos, and Ragini Verma
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691516 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (488 kB)  ]  (6 pages)

Automated detection of breast vascular calcification on full-field digital mammograms
Jun Ge, Heang-Ping Chan, Berkman Sahiner, Chuan Zhou, Mark A. Helvie, Jun Wei, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Yiheng Zhang, Yi-Ta Wu, and Jiazheng Shi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691517 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (326 kB)  ]  (7 pages)

LUNG ANALYSIS

Human airway measurement from CT images
Jaesung Lee, Anthony P. Reeves, Sergei Fotin, Tatiyana Apanasovich, and David Yankelevitz
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691518 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (319 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Computer aided detection of endobronchial valves
Robert A. Ochs, Jonathan G. Goldin, Fereidoun Abtin, Raffi Ghurabi, Ajay Rao, Shama Ahmad, Irene da Costa, and Matthew Brown
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691519 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (592 kB)  ]  (11 pages)

Computerized scheme for detection of diffuse lung diseases on CR chest images
Roberto R. Pereira, Jr., Junji Shiraishi, Feng Li, Qiang Li, and Kunio Doi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151A (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (2155 kB)  ]  (12 pages)

Extraction and visualization of the central chest lymph-node stations
Kongkuo Lu, Scott A. Merritt, and William E. Higgins
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151B (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Reduction of lymph tissue false positives in pulmonary embolism detection
Bernard Ghanem, Jianming Liang, Jinbo Bi, Marcos Salganicoff, and Arun Krishnan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151C (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1096 kB)  ]  (9 pages)

LUNG NODULES

Characterization of pulmonary nodules: effects of size and feature type on reported performance
Artit C. Jirapatnakul, Anthony P. Reeves, Tatiyana V. Apanasovich, Alberto M. Biancardi, David F. Yankelevitz, and Claudia I. Henschke
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151E (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Use of random process-based fractal measure for characterization nodules and suspicious regions in lung
Mausumi Acharyya, Sumit Chakravarty, and Jonathan Stoeckel
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151F (Mar. 17, 2008)
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The impact of pulmonary nodule size estimation accuracy on the measured performance of automated nodule detection systems
Sergei V. Fotin, Anthony P. Reeves, David F. Yankelevitz, and Claudia I. Henschke
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151G (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer-aided diagnosis: a 3D segmentation method for lung nodules in CT images by use of a spiral-scanning technique
Jiahui Wang, Roger Engelmann, and Qiang Li
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151H (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Comparison of computer-aided diagnosis performance and radiologist readings on the LIDC pulmonary nodule dataset
Luyin Zhao, Michael C. Lee, Lilla Boroczky, Victor Vloemans, and Roland Opfer
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151I (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Characteristics of suspicious features in CT lung-cancer screening images
Philip F. Judy, Yoshiko Kanasaki, Francine L. Jacobson, and Chiara Del Frate
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151J (Mar. 17, 2008)
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MAMMOGRAM ANALYSIS

Database decomposition of a knowledge-based CAD system in mammography: an ensemble approach to improve detection
Maciej A. Mazurowski, Jacek M. Zurada, and Georgia D. Tourassi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151K (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Correlative feature analysis of FFDM images
Yading Yuan, Maryellen L. Giger, Hui Li, and Charlene Sennett
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151L (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Matching mammographic regions in mediolateral oblique and cranio caudal views: a probabilistic approach
Maurice Samulski and Nico Karssemeijer
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151M (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (812 kB)  ]  (10 pages)

Concordance of computer-extracted image features with BI-RADS descriptors for mammographic mass margin
Berkman Sahiner, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Heang-Ping Chan, Chintana Paramagul, Alexis Nees, Mark Helvie, and Jiazheng Shi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151N (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (151 kB)  ]  (6 pages)

The effect of training with SFM images in a FFDM CAD system
Michiel Kallenberg and Nico Karssemeijer
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151O (Mar. 17, 2008)
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POSTER SESSION: BRAIN

Computer-aided diagnostic method for classification of Alzheimer's disease with atrophic image features on MR images
Hidetaka Arimura, Takashi Yoshiura, Seiji Kumazawa, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Koga, Futoshi Mihara, Hiroshi Honda, Shuji Sakai, Fukai Toyofuku, and Yoshiharu Higashida
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151P (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (461 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Computerized detection of unruptured aneurysms in MRA images: reduction of false positives using anatomical location features
Yoshikazu Uchiyama, Xin Gao, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Hiromichi Ando, Hiroyasu Yamakawa, Takahiko Asano, Hiroki Kato, Toru Iwama, Masayuki Kanematsu, and Hiroaki Hoshi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151Q (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Coil compaction and aneurysm growth: image-based quantification using non-rigid registration
Mathieu De Craene, José María Pozo, Maria Cruz Villa, Elio Vivas, Teresa Sola, Leopoldo Guimaraens, Jordi Blasco, Juan Macho, and Alejandro Frangi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151R (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automatic segmentation of different-sized leukoaraiosis regions in brain MR images
Yoshikazu Uchiyama, Takuya Kunieda, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Hiromichi Ando, Hiroyasu Yamakawa, Takahiko Asano, Hiroki Kato, Toru Iwama, Masayuki Kanematsu, and Hiroaki Hoshi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151S (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (915 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

A multi-resolution image analysis system for computer-assisted grading of neuroblastoma differentiation
Jun Kong, Olcay Sertel, Hiroyuki Shimada, Kim L. Boyer, Joel H. Saltz, and Metin N. Gurcan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151T (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (637 kB)  ]  (11 pages)

Quantitative assessment of multiple sclerosis lesion load using CAD and expert input
Arkadiusz Gertych, Alexis Wong, Alan Sangnil, and Brent J. Liu
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151U (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Neurodegenerative changes in Alzheimer's disease: a comparative study of manual, semi-automated, and fully automated assessment using MRI
Klaus H. Fritzsche, Frederik L. Giesel, Tobias Heimann, Philipp A. Thomann, Horst K. Hahn, Johannes Pantel, Johannes Schröder, Marco Essig, and Hans-Peter Meinzer
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151V (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer aided detection of tumor and edema in brain FLAIR magnetic resonance image using ANN
Nandita Pradhan and A. K. Sinha
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151W (Mar. 17, 2008)
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POSTER SESSION: BREAST

Influence of signal-to-noise ratio and temporal stability on computer-aided detection of mammographic microcalcifications in digitized screen-film and full-field digital mammography
Laura M. Yarusso and Robert M. Nishikawa
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151X (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Toward a standard reference database for computer-aided mammography
Júlia E. E. Oliveira, Mark O. Gueld, Arnaldo de A. Araújo, Bastian Ott, and Thomas M. Deserno
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151Y (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (435 kB)  ]  (9 pages)

A graph matching based automatic regional registration method for sequential mammogram analysis
Fei Ma, Mariusz Bajger, and Murk J. Bottema
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69151Z (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1260 kB)  ]  (11 pages)

Comparison of mammographic parenchymal patterns of normal subjects and breast cancer patients
Yi-Ta Wu, Berkman Sahiner, Heang-Ping Chan, Jun Wei, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Mark A. Helvie, Yiheng Zhang, Jiazheng Shi, Chuan Zhou, Jun Ge, and Jing Cui
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691520 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (186 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Characterization of posterior acoustic features of breast masses on ultrasound images using artificial neural network
Jing Cui, Berkman Sahiner, Heang-Ping Chan, Chintana Paramagul, Alexis Nees, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, and Yi-Ta Wu
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691521 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Application of the Minkowski-functionals for automated pattern classification of breast parenchyma depicted by digital mammography
Holger F. Boehm, Tanja Fischer, Dororthea Riosk, Stefanie Britsch, and Maximilian Reiser
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691522 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Improving mass detection performance by use of 3D difference filter in a whole breast ultrasonography screening system
Yuji Ikedo, Daisuke Fukuoka, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Etsuo Takada, Tokiko Endo, and Takako Morita
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691523 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Semiautomatic segmentation for the computer aided diagnosis of clustered microcalcifications
Matthias Elter and Christian Held
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691524 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Rib detection for whole breast ultrasound image
Ruey-Feng Chang, Yi-Wei Shen, Jiayu Chen, Yi-Hong Chou, and Chiun-Sheng Huang
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691525 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automatic categorization of mammographic masses using BI-RADS as a guidance
Yimo Tao, Shih-Chung B. Lo, Matthew T. Freedman, Erini Makariou, and Jianhua Xuan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691526 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (205 kB)  ]  (7 pages)

Effect of ROI size on the performance of an information-theoretic CAD system in mammography: multi-size fusion analysis
Robert C. Ike III, Swatee Singh, Brian Harrawood, and Georgia D. Tourassi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691527 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Optimized acquisition scheme for multi-projection correlation imaging of breast cancer
Amarpreet S. Chawla, Ehsan Samei, Robert S. Saunders, Joseph Y. Lo, and Swatee Singh
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691528 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (309 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Detection of architectural distortion in mammograms acquired prior to the detection of breast cancer using texture and fractal analysis
Shormistha Prajna, Rangaraj M. Rangayyan, Fábio J. Ayres, and J. E. Leo Desautels
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691529 (Mar. 17, 2008)
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (227 kB)  ]  (8 pages)

Breast mass segmentation on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance scans using the level set method
Jiazheng Shi, Berkman Sahiner, Heang-Ping Chan, Chintana Paramagul, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Mark Helvie, Yi-Ta Wu, Jun Ge, Yiheng Zhang, Chuan Zhou, and Jun Wei
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152A (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A study of mammographic mass retrieval based on shape and texture descriptors
Zhengdong Zhou, Fengmei Zou, and Kwabena Agyepong
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152B (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Novel kinetic texture features for breast lesion classification on dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI
Shannon C. Agner, Salil Soman, Edward Libfeld, Margie McDonald, Mark A. Rosen, Mitchell D. Schnall, Deanna Chin, John Nosher, and Anant Madabhushi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152C (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Tumor classification using perfusion volume fractions in breast DCE-MRI
Sang Ho Lee, Jong Hyo Kim, Jeong Seon Park, Sang Joon Park, Yun Sub Jung, Jung Joo Song, and Woo Kyung Moon
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152D (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Cell-based image partition and edge grouping: a nearly automatic ultrasound image segmentation algorithm for breast cancer computer aided diagnosis
Jie-Zhi Cheng, Kuei-Wu Chen, Yi-Hong Chou, and Chung-Ming Chen
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152E (Mar. 17, 2008)
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POSTER SESSION: COLON

Spatio-temporal registration in multiplane MRI acquisitions for 3D colon motiliy analysis
Oliver Kutter, Sonja Kirchhoff, Marina Berkovich, Maximilian Reiser, and Nassir Navab
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152G (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Digital bowel cleansing free detection method of colonic polyp from fecal tagging CT images
Masahiro Oda, Takayuki Kitasaka, Kensaku Mori, Yasuhito Suenaga, Tetsuji Takayama, Hirotsugu Takabatake, Masaki Mori, Hiroshi Natori, and Shigeru Nawano
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152H (Mar. 17, 2008)
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POSTER SESSION: LUNG

Variation of quantitative emphysema measurements from CT scans
Brad M. Keller, Anthony P. Reeves, Claudia I. Henschke, R. Graham Barr, and David F. Yankelevitz
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152I (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer-aided interpretation of ICU portable chest images: automated detection of endotracheal tubes
Zhimin Huo, Simon Li, Minjie Chen, and John Wandtke
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152J (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automatic segmentation of lung parenchyma based on curvature of ribs using HRCT images in scleroderma studies
M. N. Prasad, M. S. Brown, S. Ahmad, F. Abtin, J. Allen, I. da Costa, H. J. Kim, M. F. McNitt-Gray, and J. G. Goldin
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152K (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Algorithm of pulmonary emphysema extraction using thoracic 3-D CT images
Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Yasutaka Nakano, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Keigo Tominaga, Kenji Eguchi, and Noriyuki Moriyama
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152L (Mar. 17, 2008)
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An evaluation of automated broncho-arterial ratios for reliable assessment of bronchiectasis
Benjamin L. Odry, Atilla P. Kiraly, Carol L. Novak, David P. Naidich, and Jean-Francois Lerallut
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152M (Mar. 17, 2008)
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CT-guided automated detection of lung tumors on PET images
Yunfeng Cui, Binsheng Zhao, Timothy J. Akhurst, Jiayong Yan, and Lawrence H. Schwartz
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152N (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Classifying pulmonary nodules using dynamic enhanced CT images based on CT number histogram
Kazuhiro Minami, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Kiyoshi Mori, Kouzou Yamada, Kenji Eguchi, Masahiro Kaneko, and Noriyuki Moriyama
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152P (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Volume error analysis for lung nodules attached to pulmonary vessels in an anthropomorphic thoracic phantom
Lisa M. Kinnard, Marios A. Gavrielides, Kyle J. Myers, Rongping Zeng, Jennifer Peregoy, William Pritchard, John W. Karanian, and Nicholas Petrick
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152Q (Mar. 17, 2008)
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POSTER SESSION: OTHER

A novel software assistant for the clinical analysis of MR spectroscopy with MeVisLab
Bernd Merkel, Markus T. Harz, Olaf Konrad, Horst K. Hahn, and Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152R (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Bruise chromophore concentrations over time
Mark G. Duckworth, Jayme J. Caspall, Rudolph L. Mappus IV, Linghua Kong, Dingrong Yi, and Stephen H. Sprigle
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152S (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Efficient SVM classifier based on color and texture region features for wound tissue images
Hazem Wannous, Yves Lucas, and Sylvie Treuillet
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152T (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automated detection of ureteral wall thickening on multi-detector row CT urography
Lubomir Hadjiiski, Berkman Sahiner, Elaine M. Caoili, Richard H. Cohan, Chuan Zhou, and Heang-Ping Chan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152U (Mar. 17, 2008)
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True-false lumen segmentation of aortic dissection using multi-scale wavelet analysis and generative-discriminative model matching
Noah Lee, Huseyin Tek, and Andrew F. Laine
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152V (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A tool for computer-aided diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity
Zheen Zhao, David K. Wallace, Sharon F. Freedman, and Stephen R. Aylward
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152W (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Cancer treatment outcome prediction by assessing temporal change: application to cervical cancer
Jeffrey W. Prescott, Dongqing Zhang, Jian Z. Wang, Nina A. Mayr, William T. C. Yuh, Joel Saltz, and Metin Gurcan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152X (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A new method to efficiently reduce histogram dimensionality
Pedro H. Bugatti, Agma J. M. Traina, Joaquim C. Felipe, and Caetano Traina, Jr.
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152Y (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A simple and robust method to screen cataracts using specular reflection appearance
Retno Supriyanti, Hitoshi Habe, Masatsugu Kidode, and Satoru Nagata
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69152Z (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Assessment of the relationship between lesion segmentation accuracy and computer-aided diagnosis scheme performance
Bin Zheng, Jiantao Pu, Sang Cheol Park, Margarita Zuley, and David Gur
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691530 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automated discovery of meniscal tears on MR imaging: a novel high-performance computer-aided detection application for radiologists
Bharath Ramakrishna, Nabile Safdar, Khan Siddiqui, Woojin Kim, Weimin Liu, Ganesh Saiprasad, Chein-I Chang, and Eliot Siegel
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691531 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computer-aided diagnosis for classification of focal liver lesions on contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: feature extraction and characterization of vascularity patterns
Junji Shiraishi, Katsutoshi Sugimoto, Naohisa Kamiyama, Fuminori Moriyasu, and Kunio Doi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691532 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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The edge-driven dual-bootstrap iterative closest point algorithm for multimodal retinal image registration
Chia-Ling Tsai, Chun-Yi Li, and Gehua Yang
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691533 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Automated scoring system of standard uptake value for torso FDG-PET images
Takeshi Hara, Tatsunori Kobayashi, Kazunao Kawai, Xiangrong Zhou, Satoshi Itoh, Tetsuro Katafuchi, and Hiroshi Fujita
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691534 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Computerized microscopic image analysis of follicular lymphoma
Olcay Sertel, Jun Kong, Gerard Lozanski, Umit Catalyurek, Joel H. Saltz, and Metin N. Gurcan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691535 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Image based grading of nuclear cataract by SVM regression
Huiqi Li, Joo Hwee Lim, Jiang Liu, Tien Yin Wong, Ava Tan, Jie Jin Wang, and Paul Mitchell
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691536 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Design of a benchmark dataset, similarity metrics, and tools for liver segmentation
Suryaprakash Kompalli, Mohammed Alam, Raja S. Alomari, Stanley T. Lau, and Vipin Chaudhary
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691537 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Joint detection and localization of multiple anatomical landmarks through learning
Mert Dikmen, Yiqiang Zhan, and Xiang Sean Zhou
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691538 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Robust vessel segmentation
Susanne Bock, Caroline Kühnel, Tobias Boskamp, and Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 691539 (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Border preserving skin lesion segmentation
Mostafa Kamali and Golnoosh Samei
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153A (Mar. 17, 2008)
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AutoEDES: a model-based Bayesian framework for automatic end-diastolic and end-systolic frame selection in angiographic image sequence
Wei Qu, Sukhveer Singh, and Mike Keller
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153B (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Multifractal modeling, segmentation, prediction, and statistical validation of posterior fossa tumors
Atiq Islam, Khan M. Iftekharuddin, Robert J. Ogg, Fred H. Laningham, and Bhuvaneswari Sivakumar
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153C (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A meta-classifier for detecting prostate cancer by quantitative integration of in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging
Satish Viswanath, Pallavi Tiwari, Mark Rosen, and Anant Madabhushi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153D (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Improvement of automatic hemorrhage detection methods using brightness correction on fundus images
Yuji Hatanaka, Toshiaki Nakagawa, Yoshinori Hayashi, Masakatsu Kakogawa, Akira Sawada, Kazuhide Kawase, Takeshi Hara, and Hiroshi Fujita
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153E (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Quantitative evaluation of humeral head defects by comparing left and right feature
Shogo Kawasaki, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Norimichi Tsumura, and Yoichi Miyake
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153F (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A concurrent computer aided detection (CAD) tool for articular cartilage disease of the knee on MR imaging using active shape models
Bharath Ramakrishna, Ganesh Saiprasad, Nabile Safdar, Khan Siddiqui, Chein-I Chang, and Eliot Siegel
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153G (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Comparison of two algorithms in the automatic segmentation of blood vessels in fundus images
Robert LeAnder, Myneni Sushma Chowdary, Swapnasri Mokkapati, and Scott E. Umbaugh
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153H (Mar. 17, 2008)
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A new registration method with voxel-matching technique for temporal subtraction images
Yoshinori Itai, Hyoungseop Kim, Seiji Ishikawa, Shigehiko Katsuragawa, and Kunio Doi
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153I (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Image-based retrieval system and computer-aided diagnosis system for renal cortical scintigraphy images
Erkan Mumcuolu, Fatih Nar, Omer Uur, M. Fani Bozkurt, and Mehmet Aslan
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153J (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Handheld erythema and bruise detector
Linghua Kong, Stephen Sprigle, Mark G. Duckworth, Dingrong Yi, Jayme J. Caspall, Jiwu Wang, and Futing Zhao
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153K (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Glaucoma diagnosis by mapping macula with Fourier domain optical coherence tomography
Ou Tan, Ake Lu, Vik Chopra, Rohit Varma, Ishikawa Hiroshi, Joel Schuman, and David Huang
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153L (Mar. 17, 2008)
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Linear structure verification for medical imaging applications
Shoupu Chen, Yong Chu, and Yang Zheng
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6915, 69153M (Mar. 17, 2008)
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