When does Bone Suppression and Lung Field Segmentation Improve Chest X-Ray Disease Classification?

no code implementations • 17 Oct 2018 • Ivo M. Baltruschat, Leonhard Steinmeister, Harald Ittrich, Gerhard Adam, Hannes Nickisch, Axel Saalbach, Jens von Berg, Michael Grass, Tobias Knopp

Chest radiography is the most common clinical examination type.

General Classification

Deep Learning Based Rib Centerline Extraction and Labeling

no code implementations • 19 Sep 2018 • Matthias Lenga, Tobias Klinder, Christian Bürger, Jens von Berg, Astrid Franz, Cristian Lorenz

In this paper, we combine a deep learning-based rib detection with a dedicated centerline extraction algorithm applied to the detection result for the purpose of fast, robust and accurate rib centerline extraction and labeling from CT volumes.