Multiorgan detection and segmentation strategies for 2D ultrasound images of the thyroid gland

• Main Author: Subbarao, Nikhil Narayan
• Other Authors: Pina Marziliano
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/69070
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland that is responsible for iodine metabolism and hormone regulation in the human body. The thyroid gland is susceptible to disorders such as Goitre, Hashimotos Thyroiditis, cancer, etc., which often present with lumps in the neck. Any physician who examines the g...