ThyroScreen system : high resolution ultrasound thyroid image characterization into benign and malignant classes using novel combination of texture and discrete wavelet transform

• Main Authors: Acharya, U. Rajendra, Faust, Oliver, Sree, Subbhuraam Vinitha, Molinari, Filippo, Suri, Jasjit S.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97356; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13145
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Using right equipment and well trained personnel, ultrasound of the neck can detect a large number of non-palpable thyroid nodules. However, this technique often suffers from subjective interpretations and poor accuracy in the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign thyroid lesions. Therefore...