The Influence of a Coherent Annotation and Synthetic Addition of Lung Nodules for Lung Segmentation in CT Scans.

ABSTRACT: Lung cancer is a highly prevalent pathology and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Most patients are diagnosed when the disease has manifested itself, which usually is a sign of lung cancer in an advanced stage and, as a consequence, the 5-year survival rates are low. To increase the chances of survival, improving the cancer early detection capacity is crucial, for which computed tomography (CT) scans represent a key role. The manual evaluation of the CTs is a time-consuming task and computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems can help relieve that burden. The segmentation of the lung is one of the first steps in these systems, yet it is very challenging given the heterogeneity of lung diseases usually present and associated with cancer development. In our previous work, a segmentation m

SUBMITTER: Sousa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9100675 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature