Lung CT image based automatic technique for COPD GOLD stage assessment

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Highlights:

• An accurate automatic image-based COPD assessment technique is proposed.

• The technique relies on a novel thoracic CT images processing.

• 23 features of air volume variation and distribution within the lung are extracted.

• The study included lung CT images and PFT measurements of 69 subjects.

• Results indicate the technique’s potential as a clinical COPD diagnosis method.

摘要

•An accurate automatic image-based COPD assessment technique is proposed.•The technique relies on a novel thoracic CT images processing.•23 features of air volume variation and distribution within the lung are extracted.•The study included lung CT images and PFT measurements of 69 subjects.•Results indicate the technique’s potential as a clinical COPD diagnosis method.

论文关键词:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,CT image analysis,Lung,Air volume,Classification,GOLD stage

论文评审过程:Received 11 January 2017, Revised 28 April 2017, Accepted 13 May 2017, Available online 15 May 2017, Version of Record 22 May 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.05.036