Lung nodule detection and diagnosis using circle detection through plain radiographs

• Main Authors: De La Cruz, Ria Rodette, Roque, Trizia Roby Ann, Rosas, John Daryl, Vera Cruz, Charles Vincent M., Cordel, Macario O., II, Ilao, Joel P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Pattern recognition systems; Image processing—Digital techniques; Radiography, Medical—Digital techniques; Lungs—Radiography; Lungs—Diseases—Diagnosis
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5441
• Institution: De La Salle University

In this paper, we present a system that locates pulmonary nodules in digital chest radiographs through pattern recognition. Digital radiographs that are already diagnosed with lung nodules underwent histogram equalization in order to address varying illumination levels across different regions in th...