Robust segmentation and anatomical labeling of the airway tree from thoracic CT scans

Bram van Ginneken; Wouter Baggerman; Eva M van Rikxoort

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-85988-8_27

Robust segmentation and anatomical labeling of the airway tree from thoracic CT scans

Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2008;11(Pt 1):219-26. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-85988-8_27.

Authors

Bram van Ginneken¹, Wouter Baggerman, Eva M van Rikxoort

Affiliation

¹ Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 18979751
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85988-8_27

Abstract

A method for automatic extraction and labeling of the airway tree from thoracic CT scans is presented and extensively evaluated on 150 scans of clinical dose, low dose and ultra-low dose data, in inspiration and expiration from both relatively healthy and severely ill patients. The method uses adaptive thresholds while growing the airways and it is shown that this strategy leads to a substantial increase in the number, total length and number of correctly labeled airways extracted. From inspiration scans on average 170 branches are found, from expiration scans 59.

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Artificial Intelligence*
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging*
Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Radiography, Thoracic / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*