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Investigation of chest Xray images based on medical knowledge and balanced histograms
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ISPACS 2010 2010 International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems
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University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
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2011
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University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Research Support Office
Abstract
The primary checking for our health at hospital needs to include a chest xray as routine diagnosis because it effectively illustrates the lung diseases especially tuberculosis or lung cancer which are asymptomatic earlier. It is a convenient and quick process with a low cost in comparison with other studies. This paper presents an investigation of the radiographs of lung fromthe chest xray using on medical knowledge and balanced histogram. Selected images of lungs are depicted by the use of an active contour (e.g. snake algorithm) to find two regions of lungs (left and right). Then, such two regions of lungs are represented for two histograms which are profiles of two lung patterns. Such two histograms are compared for normal and abnormal lungs using a method of center of gravity (COG) to demonstrate the difference of both lung radiographs. If two histograms are balance,then the result is a normal case. However, if they are not balance, then it is an abnormal case. For the experimental results, the overall accuracy is at approximately 95% which there are 100 samples of patients for testing their lung images. All samples are previously checked from the medical doctors.
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Thanatchai Tonpho, Adisorn Leelasantitham, Supaporn Kiattisin (2011) Investigation of chest Xray images based on medical knowledge and balanced histograms.
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