A computer-aided diagnosis system for whole body bone scan using single photon emission computed tomography

Sheng Fang Huang; Hao Yu Chaoa; Cheng Chin Hsu; Shan Fong Yang; Pan Fu Kao

doi:10.1109/ISBI.2009.5193104

A computer-aided diagnosis system for whole body bone scan using single photon emission computed tomography

Sheng Fang Huang
, Hao Yu Chaoa
, Cheng Chin Hsu
, Shan Fong Yang
, Pan Fu Kao

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Abstract

Tc-99m MDP whole body bone scan using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is an important and general method to investigate the spreading of malignant tumors. However, it is time-consuming for doctors to perform three-dimensional (3D) assessment using SPECT images. Therefore, a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system is required to identify suspicious locations of bone abnormalities. In this study, we developed a 3D-based segmentation method and a quantitative scheme to detect the findings of possible abnormalities. In this method, we designed a new data structure called bone graph that characterizes scanned images as graph, where by tracking this graph, we can extract the morphological features from the entire skeleton. The proposed scheme automatically extracts the skeletal structure of human spine, and can be adopted to assist nuclear medicine physicians to identify the potential locations of bone lesions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
Subtitle of host publication	From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009
Pages	542-545
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBI.2009.5193104
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009 - Boston, MA, United States Duration: 2009 Jun 28 → 2009 Jul 1

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Name	Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009

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Conference	2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	09-06-28 → 09-07-01

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Huang, S. F., Chaoa, H. Y., Hsu, C. C., Yang, S. F., & Kao, P. F. (2009). A computer-aided diagnosis system for whole body bone scan using single photon emission computed tomography. In Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009 (pp. 542-545). Article 5193104 (Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBI.2009.5193104

Huang, Sheng Fang ; Chaoa, Hao Yu ; Hsu, Cheng Chin et al. / A computer-aided diagnosis system for whole body bone scan using single photon emission computed tomography. Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009. 2009. pp. 542-545 (Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009).

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Huang, SF, Chaoa, HY, Hsu, CC, Yang, SF & Kao, PF 2009, A computer-aided diagnosis system for whole body bone scan using single photon emission computed tomography. in Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009., 5193104, Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009, pp. 542-545, 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009, Boston, MA, United States, 09-06-28. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBI.2009.5193104

A computer-aided diagnosis system for whole body bone scan using single photon emission computed tomography. / Huang, Sheng Fang; Chaoa, Hao Yu; Hsu, Cheng Chin et al.
Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009. 2009. p. 542-545 5193104 (Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009).

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