CAD on Liver Using CT and MRI

  • Authors:
  • Xuejun Zhang;Hiroshi Fujita;Tuanfa Qin;Jinchuang Zhao;Masayuki Kanematsu;Takeshi Hara;Xiangrong Zhou;Ryujiro Yokoyama;Hiroshi Kondo;Hiroaki Hoshi

  • Affiliations:
  • School of Computer, Electronics and Information, Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning City, P.R. China 530004;Department of Intelligent Image Information, Division of Regeneration and Advanced Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan 501-1194;School of Computer, Electronics and Information, Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning City, P.R. China 530004;School of Computer, Electronics and Information, Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning City, P.R. China 530004;Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine & Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan 501-1194;Department of Intelligent Image Information, Division of Regeneration and Advanced Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan 501-1194;Department of Intelligent Image Information, Division of Regeneration and Advanced Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan 501-1194;Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine & Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan 501-1194;Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine & Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan 501-1194;Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine & Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan 501-1194

  • Venue:
  • Medical Imaging and Informatics
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

The incidence of liver diseases is very high in Asian countries. This paper introduces our computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system for diagnosing liver cancer and describes the fundamental technologies employed in the system and its performance. The results showed that our system is useful for diagnosing liver cancer, and it is expected that employing CAD in clinical practice would reduce the mortality caused by liver cancer in Asian countries.