Optimized multi-level elongated quinary patterns for the assessment of thyroid nodules in ultrasound images

• Main Authors: Raghavendra, U., Gudigar, Anjan, Maithri, Mangalore, Gertych, Arkadiusz, Meiburger, Kristen Mariko, Yeong, Chai Hong, Madla, Chakri, Kongmebhol, Pailin, Molinari, Filippo, Ng, Kwan Hoong, Acharya, U. Rajendra
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20993/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.02.002
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Ultrasound imaging is one of the most common visualizing tools used by radiologists to identify the location of thyroid nodules. However, visual assessment of nodules is difficult and often affected by inter- and intra-observer variabilities. Thus, a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system can be help...