Smart Spotting of Pulmonary TB Cavities Using CT Images

One third of the world’s population is thought to have been infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) with new infection occurring at a rate of about one per second. TB typically attacks the lungs. Indication of cavities in upper lobes of lungs shows the high infection. Traditionally, it has bee...

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Main Authors: V. Ezhil Swanly, L. Selvam, P. Mohan Kumar, J. Arokia Renjith, M. Arunachalam, K. L. Shunmuganathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/864854